Where does “initiationsrit” come from?

initiationsrit (Swedish) comes from Swedish rit, from Latin ritus — rite, ceremony; habit, custom, usage.

initiationsrit (Swedish): an initiation rite

Definitions

  1. an initiation rite

Ancestry of “initiationsrit”, step by step

initiationsrit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishritrite
2Latinritusrite, ceremony; habit, custom, usage

via Swedish initiation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishinitiationinitiation (ceremony)
Every word from Latin ritus →Every word from Swedish rit →