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Where does “ornamentist” come from?

ornamentist (English) comes from English ornament, from Middle English ornament, from Old French ornement, from Latin ornāmentum, from Latin ornō, from Latin ōrdnō, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.

ornamentist (English): One who ornaments; a decorator

Definitions

  1. One who ornaments; a decorator

Ancestry of “ornamentist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishornamentAn element of decoration; that which embellishes...
2Middle Englishornament—
3Old Frenchornementornament
4Latinornāmentum—
5Latinornō—
6Latinōrdnō—
7Latinōrdō—
8Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange
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