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Where does “òrdugh” come from?

òrdugh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish ordugud, from Old Irish ord, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.

òrdugh (Scottish Gaelic): order

Definitions

  1. order

Ancestry of “òrdugh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishordugud—
2Old Irishordorder, sequence; arrangement, state, way, course,...
3Latinōrdō—
4Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange

Words derived from “òrdugh”

  • eas-òrdugh
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