Where does “unorderly” come from?
unorderly (English) comes from English orderly, from English order, from German Ordnung, from Middle High German ordenunge, from Old High German ordinunga, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino, from Latin ordo — to fit, to fix, to put together.
unorderly (English): Not orderly; chaotic, disorganized
Definitions
- Not orderly; chaotic, disorganized
Ancestry of “unorderly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | orderly | Neat and tidy; possessing order; Methodical or... |
| 2 | English | order | Arrangement, disposition, or sequence; A position... |
| 3 | German | Ordnung | arrangement, regulation; classification, order,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ordenunge | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ordinunga | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 7 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 8 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |