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
ordure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ordure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ordure | ordure, excrement |
| 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 | to stand erect, stand on end |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |
via Anglo-Norman ordure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | ordure | dirt, filth, refuse; dung, excrement; moral filth |