Where does “orderlessness” come from?
orderlessness (English) comes from English orderless, from English order, from German Ordnung, from Middle High German ordenunge, from Old High German ordinunga, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino, from Latin ordo — to fit, to fix, to put together.
orderlessness (English): Absence of order; chaos
Definitions
- Absence of order; chaos
Ancestry of “orderlessness”, step by step
orderlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English orderless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orderless | Devoid of order or arrangement; chaotic |
| 2 | English | order | Arrangement, disposition, or sequence; A position... |
| 3 | German | Ordnung | arrangement, regulation; classification, order,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ordenunge | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ordinunga | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 7 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 8 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |