English
procession
Procession comes from Latin prōcessiō ‘a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin…’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *kezdō.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kezdōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēdō‘to go, move, proceed, go along, move along’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōcēdōas prōcēdere‘to proceed, advance’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōcessiō‘a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400pourciession
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500processioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1591procession
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kezdōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēdō‘to go, move, proceed, go along, move along’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōcēdōas prōcēdere‘to proceed, advance’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōcessiō‘a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400pourciession
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500processioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1591procession
Earliest quotation: 1591, William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]: “Here comes the towneſ-men, on Proceſſion, / To preſent…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *kezdō
successor, excessive, successive, succession, inaccessible, recessive, precession, 10 more
through Latin cēdō ‘to go, move, proceed, go along, move along’
success, necessary, succeed, cease, excess, accessible, precedent, predecessor, concede, recess, concession, cede, accession, cessation, secession, intercession, 30 more
through Latin prōcēdō ‘to proceed, advance’
Today it means
noun The act of progressing or proceeding.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *kezdō / procession