Where does “nonorderable” come from?
nonorderable (English) comes from English orderable, from English order, from German Ordnung, from Middle High German ordenunge, from Old High German ordinunga, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino, from Latin ordo — to fit, to fix, to put together.
nonorderable (English): Not capable of being ordered
Definitions
- Not capable of being ordered
Ancestry of “nonorderable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | orderable | That may be ordered |
| 2 | English | order | Arrangement, disposition, or sequence; A position... |
| 3 | German | Ordnung | arrangement, regulation; classification, order,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ordenunge | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ordinunga | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 7 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 8 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |