Etymograph

English

processionwise

From procession + -wise.

Formed from procession + -wise

Proto-Italic *kezdō

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Latin prōcēdō ‘to proceed, advance’

Latin prōcessiō ‘a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin…’

Old French pourciession

Middle English processioun

English procession

Today it means

adv In the manner of a procession; walking one after the other.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “processionwise”. 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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