Etymology of the English word ordain
the English word
ordainderived from the Old French word
ordenerderived 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-Derivations in English
ordainee,
preordain,
ordained,
ordainingCognates
Dutch
ordenen, English
put in order, French
ordonner, German
ordinieren, German
ordnen, Italian
ordinare, Norwegian
ordinere, Norwegian
ordne, Spanish
ordenar, Swedish
ordinera, Swedish
ordnaUsage
Word found in Modern English
