myEtymology.com: English etymology of inordinate

Etymology of the English word inordinate

the English word inordinate

derived from the Latin word inordinatus (disordered, not arranged; irregular; occurring irregularly; in confusion; W:not in formation)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Latin word in-

derived from the Latin word ordinatus (ordinatus, one who has a church; well-ordered; appointed)

derived from the Latin word ordinare (order, arrange, set in order)

derived from the Latin word ordo (row, order, rank)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ar-

derived from the Latin word ordino

The earliest known usage of inordinate in English dates from the 14th century.

Word found in Modern English