English
Memorare
Memorare comes from Ecclesiastical Latin memoror ‘remember’.
- Ecclesiastical Latinc. 200–1500memororas memorāre‘remember’
- Englishearliest quotation 2002Memorare
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Ecclesiastical Latinc. 200–1500memororas memorāre‘remember’
- Englishearliest quotation 2002Memorare
Earliest quotation: 2002, María Ruiz Scaperlanda, The Seeker’s Guide to Mary: “With this in mind, the second part of the…”
Every English word from Ecclesiastical Latin memoror
Today it means
name A prayer for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, beginning in English, “Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary …”
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ecclesiastical Latin memoror / Memorare