Where does “Ordnungszahl” come from?
Ordnungszahl (German) comes from German Ordnung, from Middle High German ordenunge, from Old High German ordinunga, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino, from Latin ordo, from Proto-Italic ord-on-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ordnungszahl (German): ordinal, ordinal number; atomic number
Definitions
- ordinal, ordinal number; atomic number
Ancestry of “Ordnungszahl”, step by step
Ordnungszahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ordnung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ordnung | arrangement, regulation; classification, order,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ordenunge | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ordinunga | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 5 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 6 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via German zahl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zahl | singular imperative of zahlen; first-person... |
| 2 | Latvian | zāle | grass; weed; herb |
| 3 | German | Saal | hall or large room |
| 4 | Middle High German | sal | — |
| 5 | Old High German | sal | house, hall; dwelling, house, entrance hall;... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sāli | happiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |