Where does “ordonnance” come from?
ordonnance (English) comes from French ordonnance, from French ordonner, from Middle French ordonner, from Old French ordiner, from Latin ōrdināre, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.
ordonnance (English): The disposition of the parts of any composition...
Definitions
- The disposition of the parts of any composition...
Ancestry of “ordonnance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | ordonnance | prescription; order, decree; ordinance |
| 2 | French | ordonner | to arrange, to organise, sort out; to prescribe;... |
| 3 | Middle French | ordonner | to command; to order; to decree |
| 4 | Old French | ordiner | — |
| 5 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 6 | Latin | ōrdō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |