Where does “ceremony” come from?

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

ceremony (Middle English): Alternative form of cerymonye

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cerymonye

Ancestry of “ceremony”, step by step

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