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Where does “unornate” come from?

unornate (English) comes from English ornate, from Latin ornatus, from Latin ornō, from Latin ōrdnō, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.

unornate (English): Not ornate

Definitions

  1. Not ornate

Ancestry of “unornate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishornateElaborately ornamented, often to excess; Flashy,...
2Latinornatusfurnished, equipped, having been furnished;...
3Latinornō—
4Latinōrdnō—
5Latinōrdō—
6Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange
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