Where does “inordinate” come from?
Inordinate comes from Latin inordinatus, formed from the prefix in- and Latin ordo, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European ne and h₂er-.
inordinate (English): Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in...
Definitions
- Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in...
Ancestry of “inordinate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | inordinatus | disordered, irregular; disorderly |
| 2 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 3 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “inordinate”