Where does “ordinality” come from?

ordinality (English) comes from English ordinal, from Latin ordinalis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

ordinality (English): The state or condition of being ordinal; A number...

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being ordinal; A number...

Ancestry of “ordinality”, step by step

ordinality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ordinal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishordinalIndicating position in a sequence; Pertaining to...
2Latinordinalisordinal
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin ordinalis →