Where does “ornate” come from?
ornate (Latin) comes from Latin ornatus, from Latin ornō, from Latin ōrdnō, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.
ornate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of ōrnātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of ōrnātus
Ancestry of “ornate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ornatus | furnished, equipped, having been furnished;... |
| 2 | Latin | ornō | — |
| 3 | Latin | ōrdnō | — |
| 4 | Latin | ōrdō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |