Where does “inordinately” come from?
Inordinately comes from Latin inordinatus, formed from the prefix in- (not) and ordinatus (ordered), ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning not and to arrange.
inordinately (English): In an inordinate manner
Definitions
- In an inordinate manner
Ancestry of “inordinately”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inordinate | Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in... |
| 2 | Latin | inordinatus | disordered, irregular; disorderly |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |