Where does “orderly” come from?
Orderly comes from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, and Latin ordo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- meaning to fit or join.
orderly (English): Neat and tidy; possessing order; Methodical or...
Definitions
- Neat and tidy; possessing order; Methodical or...
Ancestry of “orderly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | order | Arrangement, disposition, or sequence; A position... |
| 2 | German | Ordnung | arrangement, regulation; classification, order,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ordenunge | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ordinunga | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 6 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 7 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |