processionary

English

some processionaries ("moth, caterpillar") in procession

Etymology

Etymology tree
English procession
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-os?
Proto-Indo-European *-o-
Proto-Indo-European *-so-
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-āsijos
Proto-Italic *-āsios
Latin -āriusder.
Middle English -arie
English -ary
English processionary

    From procession + -ary.

    Adjective

    processionary (comparative more processionary, superlative most processionary)

    1. Of, pertaining to, or used in a procession

    Noun

    processionary (plural processionaries)

    1. Any of several moths or caterpillars of the subfamily Thaumetopoeinae

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