Where does “ceremonies” come from?

ceremonies (English) comes from English ceremony, from Middle English cerymonye, from Latin caerimōnia — religious ceremony, ritual.

ceremonies (English): plural of ceremony

Definitions

  1. plural of ceremony

Ancestry of “ceremonies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishceremonyA ritual, with religious or cultural...
2Middle EnglishcerymonyeA religious or spiritual ritual or ceremony; The...
3Latincaerimōniareligious ceremony, ritual
Every word from Latin caerimōnia →Every word from Middle English cerymonye →Every word from English ceremony →