Where does “ornement” come from?

ornement (French) comes from Middle French ornement, from Old French ornement, from Latin ornāmentum, from Latin ornō, from Latin ōrdnō, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.

ornement (French): show; ornament, embellishment; jewel

Definitions

  1. show; ornament, embellishment; jewel

Ancestry of “ornement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchornementornament
2Old Frenchornementornament
3Latinornāmentumequipment, apparatus, furniture
4Latinornōto furnish, equip, outfit, prepare
5Latinōrdnō—
6Latinōrdōa methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series
7Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange

Words derived from “ornement”

Every word from Proto-Italic ored(h)- →Every word from Latin ōrdō →Every word from Latin ōrdnō →