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Where does “foreordination” come from?

foreordination (English) comes from English ordination, from Middle French ordination, from Old French ordinacion, from Latin ordinatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

foreordination (English): Previous ordination or appointment;...

Definitions

  1. Previous ordination or appointment;...

Ancestry of “foreordination”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishordinationThe act of ordaining or the state of being...
2Middle Frenchordination—
3Old Frenchordinacion—
4Latinordinatioregulating, arranging; regulation, ordinance,...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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