Where does “ordainee” come from?

ordainee (English) comes from English ordain, from Old French ordiner, from Latin ōrdināre, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.

ordainee (English): One who is ordained

Definitions

  1. One who is ordained

Ancestry of “ordainee”, step by step

ordainee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ordain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishordainTo prearrange unalterably; To decree; To admit...
2Old Frenchordiner—
3Latinōrdināre—
4Latinōrdōa methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series
5Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Proto-Italic ored(h)- →Every word from Latin ōrdō →Every word from Latin ōrdināre →