Where does “ornament” come from?
ornament (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin ornāmentum, from Latin ornō, from Latin ōrdnō, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.
ornament (Norwegian Bokmål): an ornament
Definitions
- an ornament
Ancestry of “ornament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ornāmentum | equipment, apparatus, furniture |
| 2 | Latin | ornō | to furnish, equip, outfit, prepare |
| 3 | Latin | ōrdnō | — |
| 4 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |