Etymology

traditionary

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Today it means: Traditional, of or relating to tradition. Full definition →

English tradition ← Middle English tradicioun ← Old French tradicion
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Latintrāns
  7. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-redup.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
  9. Proto-Italic*didō
  10. Latindō
  11. Latintrādō
  12. Latintrāditiō
  13. Old Frenchtradicion
  14. Middle Englishtradicioun
  15. Englishtradition
  16. English todaytraditionary

From tradition + -ary.

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