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Where does “ordure” come from?

ordure (French) comes from Old French ord, from Latin horridus, from Latin horreō, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.

ordure (French): garbage, refuse; dung, animal faeces; obscenity,...

Definitions

  1. garbage, refuse; dung, animal faeces; obscenity,...

Ancestry of “ordure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchordfilthy
2Latinhorridusrough, bristly, shaggy; rude, rough, uncouth,...
3Latinhorreō—
4Proto-Italichorzēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—

Words derived from “ordure”

  • ordurier
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