Etymograph

English

memorial

Memorial comes from Late Latin memoriāle, neuter of Latin memoriālis.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmemoriālis1
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmemoriāle1
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1725memorial1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English memorial
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1725, Homer, Book XI: “There high in air, memorial of my name, /…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmemoriālisWiktionary, English memorial
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmemoriāleWiktionary, English memorial
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1725memorialWiktionary, English memorial. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1725, Homer, Book XI: “There high in air, memorial of my name, /…”

Every English word from Latin memoriālis

Today it means

noun Memory; recollection.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “memorial”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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