casar

/kaˈsaɾ/ · A1 · verb

to marry, wed someone to

💍🏠 casar = casa (house) + -ar: to set up house together

Etymology: casar comes from casa, house. To marry was literally to house someone, to establish a couple in their own home. The match/fit sense follows: two things that marry belong under one roof.

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