Where does “ʻoka” come from?
ʻoka (Hawaiian) comes from English order, 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- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ʻoka (Hawaiian): to order
Definitions
- to order
Ancestry of “ʻoka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | order | Arrangement, disposition, or sequence; A position... |
| 2 | German | Ordnung | arrangement, regulation; classification, order,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ordenunge | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ordinunga | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 6 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 7 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |