Where does “disordinately” come from?
disordinately (English) comes from English disordinate, from English dis-, from Middle English dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
disordinately (English): inordinately
Definitions
- inordinately
Ancestry of “disordinately”, step by step
disordinately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disordinate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disordinate | inordinate; disorderly |
| 2 | English | dis- | reversal or removal; apart; Used as an... |
| 3 | Middle English | dis- | dis-, de |
| 4 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |