Where does “ordure” come from?
ordure (Middle English) comes from Middle French ordure, from Old French ordor, from Old French ordure, from Old French ord, from Latin horridus, from Latin horreō, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.
ordure (Middle English): ordure, excrement
Definitions
- ordure, excrement
Ancestry of “ordure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | ordure | — |
| 2 | Old French | ordor | — |
| 3 | Old French | ordure | dirt, filth, refuse; dung, excrement; moral filth |
| 4 | Old French | ord | filthy |
| 5 | Latin | horridus | rough, bristly, shaggy; rude, rough, uncouth,... |
| 6 | Latin | horreō | to stand erect, stand on end |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |