Traditionary
/trəˈdɪʃənəri/noun
Relating to or based on tradition.
Did you know?The roots of 'tradition' stem from the Latin 'traditio', meaning 'to hand over', which often involved the passing of sacred knowledge and rituals.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tradere
“to give up, hand over”
Latin
Latin
traditio
“a handing over, delivery”
Latin
Latin
tradere
“to hand over, deliver, entrust”
Old French
Old French
tradicion
“the act of passing down, handover of customs and practices”
Middle English
Middle English
tradicioun
“the act of passing on customs or practices”
Modern English
English
tradition
“the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation”
Modern English
English
traditionary
“pertaining to or characteristic of tradition”
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