Etymology

solemnize

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Today it means: To make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act. Full definition →

Middle English solempnisen ← Old French solemnisier ← Latin solemnis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsolemnis
  2. Old French · derived fromsolemnisier
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsolempnisen
  4. English todaysolemnize

From Middle English solempnisen, from Old French solemnisier, from Medieval Latin solemnizare, from Latin solemnis.

Words from the same roots

Latinsolemnis all →

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