Where does “orduimhir” come from?
orduimhir (Irish) comes from Irish uimhir, from Middle Irish uimir, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.
orduimhir (Irish): ordinal number
Ancestry of “orduimhir”, step by step
orduimhir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish uimhir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | uimhir | number |
| 2 | Middle Irish | uimir | — |
| 3 | Latin | numerus | number; collection, quantity; rank, position |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nomezos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | némesos | — |
via Irish ord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | ord | sledgehammer; order; sequence, arrangement |
| 2 | Old Irish | ord | order, sequence; arrangement, state, way, course,... |
| 3 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |