Solemn

Morpheme

Solemn

Type

free base

Denotation

performed with reverence, sacred, devoted to religious observance, made under religious sanction

Etymology

Middle English solemne, solempne; Old French solemne, solempne; Late Latin sōlennis, sōlempnis; Latin sōlemnis, from sollemnis; of unknown origin

Evidence

solemn, solemncholy, solemner, solemnest, solemnified, solemnifies, solemnify, solemnifying, solemnisation, solemnise, solemniser, solemnity, solemnization, solemnize, solemnized, solemnizer, solemnizes, solemnizing, solemnly, solemnness