Where does “ordalium” come from?
ordalium (English) comes from New Latin ordalium, from Medieval Latin ordālium, from Old English ordāl, from Proto-Germanic uzdailiją, from Proto-Germanic uzdailijaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
ordalium (English): Trial by ordeal
Ancestry of “ordalium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | ordalium | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | ordālium | — |
| 3 | Old English | ordāl | ordeal, judgement |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailiją | something handed or meted out; allotment, share |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzdailijaną | to mete out; to deal out; dispense |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |