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