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English word origin

Etymology of order

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Italic *ordōder. Latin ōrdinem Old French ordneder. Middle English ordre English order From Middle English ordre, from Old French ordre, ordne, ordene (“order, rank”),

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
verb

To set in some sort of order. · To arrange, set in proper order. · To issue a command to; to charge. · To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Italic *ordōder. Latin ōrdinem Old French ordneder. Middle English ordre English order From Middle English ordre, from Old French ordre, ordne, ordene (“order, rank”), from Latin ōrdinem, accusative of ōrdō (“row, rank, regular arrangement”, literally “row of threads in a loom”), from Proto-Italic *ordō (“to arrange”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂or-d-, from *h₂er-. Related to Latin ōrdior (“begin”, literally “begin to weave”). In sense “request for purchase”, compare bespoke. Doublet of ordo. Compare typologically Russian поря́док (porjádok) (akin to ряд (rjad)).

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
noun

Arrangement, disposition, or sequence. · A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence. · The state of being well arranged. · Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Italic *ordōder. Latin ōrdinem Old French ordneder. Middle English ordre English order From Middle English ordre, from Old French ordre, ordne, ordene (“order, rank”), from Latin ōrdinem, accusative of ōrdō (“row, rank, regular arrangement”, literally “row of threads in a loom”), from Proto-Italic *ordō (“to arrange”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂or-d-, from *h₂er-. Related to Latin ōrdior (“begin”, literally “begin to weave”). In sense “request for purchase”, compare bespoke. Doublet of ordo. Compare typologically Russian поря́док (porjádok) (akin to ряд (rjad)).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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