Where does “remembrance” come from?

Remembrance comes from Old French remembrance, derived from Old French remembrer, from Latin rememorare meaning to recall, composed of Latin re- and Latin memor meaning mindful.

remembrance (English): The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or...

Definitions

  1. The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or...

Ancestry of “remembrance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchremembrancerecollection; memory
2Latinrememorārī—

Words derived from “remembrance”

Every word from Latin rememorārī →Every word from Old French remembrance →