Where does “ordinaire” come from?
ordinaire (French) comes from Old French ordinaire, from Latin ōrdinārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
ordinaire (French): ordinary; the ordinary, the usual
Definitions
- ordinary; the ordinary, the usual
Ancestry of “ordinaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ordinaire | a diocesan church official; judge ordinary;... |
| 2 | Latin | ōrdinārius | of or relating to order; orderly, usual, customary, regular, ordinary |
| 3 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |