remembrance

The story

1. Late Latin · derived fromrememorārī“to call to mind, to remember”
2. Old French · derived fromremembrance
3. Middle English · inherited fromremembraunce
4. English todayremembrance

From Middle English remembraunce, from Old French remembrance, from remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorārī (“to call to mind, to remember”). Equivalent to remember + -ance.

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