English
observance
Observance comes from Latin observantia.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEobservantia
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400observance
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEobservantia
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400observance
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from observe + -ance
Proto-Italic *serwos
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Latin servō ‘to keep’
Latin observō ‘to watch’
Old French observer
Middle French observer
English observe
Every English word from Latin observantia
Today it means
noun The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin observantia / observance