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Where does “ordem” come from?

ordem (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ordin, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.

ordem (Portuguese): order; order; command; peace; tranquility;...

Definitions

  1. order; order; command; peace; tranquility;...

Ancestry of “ordem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseordin—
2Latinōrdō—
3Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange

Words derived from “ordem”

  • ordeiro
  • desordem
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