Where does “ourdir” come from?
ourdir (French) comes from Vulgar Latin ordire, from Latin ordiri, from Latin ordior — I begin; I begin to weave, lay the warp.
ourdir (French): to warp; to plot
Ancestry of “ourdir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | ordire | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | ordiri | present passive infinitive of ōrdior |
| 3 | Latin | ordior | I begin; I begin to weave, lay the warp |