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Where does “ordinaire” come from?

ordinaire (Old French) comes from Latin ōrdinārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

ordinaire (Old French): a diocesan church official; judge ordinary;...

Definitions

  1. a diocesan church official; judge ordinary;...

Ancestry of “ordinaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōrdinārius—
2Latin-ārius—
3Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “ordinaire”

  • ordinaire
  • ordinarité
  • ordinaire
  • ordinairement
  • ordinär
  • ordinær
  • ordinær
  • ordenarie
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