Etymology

veneration

ven·e·ra·tion
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Today it means: The act of venerating or the state of being venerated. Full definition →

Middle French vénération ← Old French veneracion ← Latin veneratio
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  1. Latin · derived fromveneratio
  2. Old French · derived fromveneracion
  3. Middle French · derived fromvénération
  4. English todayveneration

From Middle French vénération, from Old French veneracion, from Latin veneratio.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.