Where does “procession” come from?
Procession comes from Middle English processioun, from Old French pourciession, from Latin processio, a noun formed from the root of Latin cedere meaning to go or yield.
procession (English): The act of progressing or proceeding; A group of...
Definitions
- The act of progressing or proceeding; A group of...
Ancestry of “procession”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | processioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | pourciession | procession |
| 3 | Latin | processio | advance; procession |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |