English
ordination
Ordination comes from Latin ordinatio ‘regulating, arranging’, 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 CEōrdinō‘to arrange, put in order, organize’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEordinatio‘regulating, arranging’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ordinacion
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600ordination
- Englishtodayordination
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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 CEōrdinō‘to arrange, put in order, organize’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEordinatio‘regulating, arranging’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ordinacion
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600ordination
- Englishtodayordination
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’
art, ready, reason, army, rate, article, arm, artist, alarm, harmony, ratio, armor, arthritis, anarchy, articulate, arithmetic, harmonic, artisan, armament, aristocratic, inert, harmonious, rta, articulation, armadillo, harmonize, rime, artifice, armature, archon, harmonium, arche, 78 more
through Proto-Italic *ordō
through Latin ōrdō ‘order’
ornament, adorn, ornate, ordo, ordain, orn, 12 more
through Latin ōrdinō ‘to arrange, put in order, organize’
Today it means
noun The act of ordaining or the state of being ordained.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / ordination