Connubial
/kəˈnjuː.bi.əl/noun
Relating to marriage or the married state.
Did you know?Connubial comes from Latin nupta, “a bride,” from nubere, “to marry,” originally linked to the veil a bride wore, so the word carries the ancient image of a hidden, ritually transformed woman.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sneubh-
“to marry, wed”
Latin
Latin
nubere
“to marry; literally, to veil oneself as a bride”
Latin
Latin
connubialis
“pertaining to marriage; lawful marriage”
Middle English
English
connubial
“marital; pertaining to marriage”
Modern English
English
connubial
“relating to marriage or the married state”