Where does “ordure” come from?
ordure (English) comes from Middle English ordure, from Middle French ordure, from Old French ordor, from Old French ordure, from Old French ord, from Latin horridus, from Latin horreō, from Proto-Italic horzēō.
ordure (English): Dung, excrement; Dirt, filth; Something regarded...
Definitions
- Dung, excrement; Dirt, filth; Something regarded...
Ancestry of “ordure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ordure | ordure |
| 2 | Middle French | ordure | — |
| 3 | Old French | ordor | — |
| 4 | Old French | ordure | dirt, filth, refuse; dung, excrement; moral filth |
| 5 | Old French | ord | filthy |
| 6 | Latin | horridus | rough, bristly, shaggy; rude, rough, uncouth,... |
| 7 | Latin | horreō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |
Words derived from “ordure”