Etymology of the English word tradition
the English word
traditionderived from the Latin word
traditio (giving up, delivering up, surrender)
derived from the Latin word
traditusderived from the Latin word
tradere (hand over, surrender; deliver)
derived from the Latin word
traditumderived from the Latin word
tradere (hand over, surrender; deliver)
Date
The earliest known usage of tradition in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
traditie, French
tradition, German
Tradition, Italian
tradizione, Latin
traditio, Lithuanian
tradicija, Norwegian
tradisjon, Polish
tradycja, Russian
тpaдиция, Spanish
tradición, Spanish
tradicion, Swedish
tradition