matrimonio
/matɾiˈmonjo/ · A2 · noun · m
matrimony
💍 Latin mater (mother) + -monium (state): the legal state of motherhood
From Latin matrimonium: mater (mother) plus -monium (condition or duty), the status that made a woman a lawful mother. English matrimony is the same word. Compare patrimonio, built on pater (father), which came to mean inheritance.