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Where does “ordainer” come from?

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

ordainer (English): A person who ordains

Definitions

  1. A person who ordains

Ancestry of “ordainer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishordainTo prearrange unalterably; To decree; To admit...
2Old Frenchordiner—
3Latinōrdināre—
4Latinōrdō—
5Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange
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