Where does “ornamentale” come from?

ornamentale (Italian) comes from Italian ornamento, from Latin ornāmentum, from Latin ornō, from Latin ōrdnō, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.

ornamentale (Italian): ornamental, decorative

Definitions

  1. ornamental, decorative

Ancestry of “ornamentale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianornamentoornament; decoration, adornment
2Latinornāmentumequipment, apparatus, furniture
3Latinornōto furnish, equip, outfit, prepare
4Latinōrdnō—
5Latinōrdōa methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series
6Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange
Every word from Proto-Italic ored(h)- →Every word from Latin ōrdō →Every word from Latin ōrdnō →