Where does “ceremonious” come from?

Ceremonious comes from Middle French cérémonieux, from Latin caerimoniosus, derived from Latin caerimonia.

ceremonious (English): Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette;...

Definitions

  1. Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette;...

Ancestry of “ceremonious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcérémonieux—
2Latincaerimoniosus—
3Latincaerimōniareligious ceremony, ritual

Words derived from “ceremonious”

Every word from Latin caerimōnia →Every word from Latin caerimoniosus →Every word from Middle French cérémonieux →