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Etymology of the English word memorial

the English word memorial
derived from the Old French word memorial
derived from the Late Latin word memoriale (memorandum; memory)
derived from the Latin word memorialis (historiographer royal, man employed in the emperor's secretarial bureau)
derived from the Latin word memoria (memory, recollection; history)
derived from the Latin word memor (remembering; mindful)

Date

The earliest known usage of memorial in English dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in English

memorialist, memorialize

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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Kealah Parkinson
25 May 2009, 20:21
"Memorial" was the perfect Word of the Week this week for my blog, Beyond Talk (http://www.BeyondTalk.blogspot.com), that teaches readers how to speak their truth with spirit, including improving their vocabularies. Thanks to the myEtymology definition, I got to include a bonus word this week: etymology!

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