Where does “extraordinaire” come from?
Extraordinaire comes from French extraordinaire, from Latin extraordinarius meaning "outside the usual order," derived from Latin extra ordinem.
extraordinaire (English): Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding;...
Definitions
- Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding;...
Ancestry of “extraordinaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | extraordinaire | extraordinary, out of the ordinary |
| 2 | Latin | extraordinārius | extraordinary |
| 3 | Latin | ōrdinem | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | orden | — |
| 5 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 6 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |