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Where does “ordainment” come from?

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

ordainment (English): ordination

Definitions

  1. ordination

Ancestry of “ordainment”, step by step

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