Where does “ordre” come from?
ordre (French) comes from Latin ōrdinem, from Middle Low German orden, from Latin ōrdināre, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.
ordre (French): order; region; kind, sort
Definitions
- order; region; kind, sort
Ancestry of “ordre”, step by step
ordre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ōrdinem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ōrdinem | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | orden | — |
| 3 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 4 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |
via Old French ordre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ordre | — |