Where does “ordonanța” come from?
ordonanța (Romanian) comes from French ordonnancer, from French ordonnance, from French ordonner, from Middle French ordonner, from Old French ordiner, from Latin ōrdināre, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.
ordonanța (Romanian): to authorize
Definitions
- to authorize
Ancestry of “ordonanța”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ordonnancer | to authorize |
| 2 | French | ordonnance | prescription; order, decree; ordinance |
| 3 | French | ordonner | to arrange, to organise, sort out; to prescribe;... |
| 4 | Middle French | ordonner | to command; to order; to decree |
| 5 | Old French | ordiner | — |
| 6 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 7 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |