Etymology

tradition

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Today it means: A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays. Full definition →

Middle English tradicioun ← Old French tradicion ← Latin trāditiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromtrāditiō
  2. Old French · derived fromtradicion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtradicioun
  4. English todaytradition

From Middle English tradicioun, from Old French tradicion, from Latin trāditiō, from the verb trādō. Doublet of treason.

Words from the same roots

Latintrāditiō all →

treason

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