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Where does “ord” come from?

ord (Irish) comes from Old Irish ord, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.

ord (Irish): sledgehammer; order; sequence, arrangement

Definitions

  1. sledgehammer; order; sequence, arrangement

Ancestry of “ord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishordorder, sequence; arrangement, state, way, course,...
2Latinōrdō—
3Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange

Words derived from “ord”

  • orduimhir
  • ordphéire
  • athord
  • fo-ord
  • anord
  • anordúil
  • neamhord
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