Where does “ordain” come from?
Ordain comes from Old French ordiner, from Latin ordinare meaning "to put in order," derived from Latin ordo meaning "order" or "arrangement," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-.
ordain (English): To prearrange unalterably; To decree; To admit...
Definitions
- To prearrange unalterably; To decree; To admit...
Ancestry of “ordain”, step by step
Words derived from “ordain”