Where does “о.” come from?
о. (Russian) comes from Russian о́рдер, from German Order, from English order, from German Ordnung, from Middle High German ordenunge, from Old High German ordinunga, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino — to fit, to fix, to put together.
о. (Russian): order
Definitions
- order
Ancestry of “о.”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | о́рдер | warrant |
| 2 | German | Order | order, command; order |
| 3 | English | order | Arrangement, disposition, or sequence; A position... |
| 4 | German | Ordnung | arrangement, regulation; classification, order,... |
| 5 | Middle High German | ordenunge | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ordinunga | — |
| 7 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 8 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 9 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |