Etymology of the English word ceremony
the English word
ceremonyderived from the Medieval Latin word
ceremonia (ceremony; sacred rite, ritual)
derived from the Latin word
caerimonia (ceremony; sacred rite, ritual)
Date
The earliest known usage of ceremony in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
ceremonie, French
cérémonie, German
Zeremonie, Italian
cerimonia, Italian
ceremonia, Lithuanian
ceremonija, Norwegian
seremoni, Russian
цеpeмония, Spanish
ceremonia, Swedish
ceremoniUsage
Word found in Modern English
