English
inordinate
Inordinate comes from Latin inōrdinātus ‘not arranged, disordered, irregular’, from ōrdō ‘order’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ordōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEōrdō‘order’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEordinōas ōrdināre‘to arrange, order’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinōrdinātus‘not arranged, disordered, irregular’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500inordinat
- Englishearliest quotation 1611inordinate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ordōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEōrdō‘order’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEordinōas ōrdināre‘to arrange, order’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinōrdinātus‘not arranged, disordered, irregular’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500inordinat
- Englishearliest quotation 1611inordinate
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Mortifie therefore your members which are vpon the earth:…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’
reason, art, ready, article, army, artist, arm, rate, alarm, ratio, harmony, armor, arthritis, arithmetic, anarchy, harmonic, artisan, articulate, harmonious, aristocratic, armament, inertia, articulation, inert, harmonize, rta, artifice, armadillo, archon, rime, armature, harmonium, arche, 73 more
through Proto-Italic *ordō
through Latin ōrdō ‘order’
ordinary, ornament, adorn, ornate, ordo, ordain, orn, ordinal, 8 more
through Latin ordinō ‘to arrange, order’
coordination, coordinate, ordination, subordinate, ordinator, 2 more
Today it means
adj Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / inordinate