Where does “disarrayment” come from?
disarrayment (English) comes from English disarray, from Middle English disareyen, from Middle French desarroyer, from Old French desareer, from Old French areer — to array; to put in order.
disarrayment (English): disorder; disarray
Definitions
- disorder; disarray
Ancestry of “disarrayment”, step by step
disarrayment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disarray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disarray | To throw into disorder; to break the array of; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | disareyen | to disarray |
| 3 | Middle French | desarroyer | — |
| 4 | Old French | desareer | — |
| 5 | Old French | areer | to array; to put in order |