Where does “ceremony” come from?

Ceremony comes from Middle English cerymonye, from Latin caerimonia, whose original meaning is unknown.

ceremony (English): A ritual, with religious or cultural...

Definitions

  1. A ritual, with religious or cultural...

Ancestry of “ceremony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcerymonyeA religious or spiritual ritual or ceremony; The...
2Latincaerimōniareligious ceremony, ritual

Words derived from “ceremony”

Every word from Latin caerimōnia →Every word from Middle English cerymonye →