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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Cicero|origins=la ōrdō}}
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈoːr.dɪ.noː]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈɔr.di.no]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''ōrdinō''' (present infinitive ōrdināre, perfect active ōrdināvī, supine ōrdinātum); first conjugation^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is from [[ōrdō]] “row, order” with the verb suffix [[-ō]], a doublet of [[ōrnō]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(TLL) A deponent ⟨ōrdinor⟩ also occurs, and inscriptions spell it ⟨urden-⟩.^(TLL)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Cicero, of arranging the parts of a speech.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant to put in rows, as Horace's trees, to arrange in a pattern, and to set out a subject in order, as Cicero's parts of a speech, and in Nepos to arrange chronologically.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) It meant to draw up soldiers, as in Nepos and Livy, to organize a country's affairs, and to manage, direct.^(OLD 2012) From Seneca it meant to draw up a document, in Gaius to institute legal proceedings, and in Cicero to prescribe, appoint to office.^(OLD 2012)
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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to ordain, arrange, order, establish, appoint.^(Stelten 1995) Through Old French ''ordener'' it gave [[en|ordain]] about 1300, of admitting to the ministry, and its participle gave [[en|ordinate]].^(Etymonline) It survives in Spanish ''ordeñar'' and Portuguese ''ordenhar'', and Romanian ''urdina''.^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of arranging and appointing.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * c. 100–24 BC – Nepos uses it of drawing up troops.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * 65–8 BC – Horace uses it of trees in rows.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * c. 1300 – English ''ordain'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Verb===
+ # To set in rows; to arrange, set in order.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To draw up troops; to organize.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To regulate, manage.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To draw up a document; to institute proceedings.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To prescribe; to appoint.^(OLD 2012)
+ # ''(Ecclesiastical Latin)'' To [[m|en|ordain]].^(Stelten 1995)
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+ ==Word family==
+ * [[adōrdinō]]
+ * [[inōrdinātus]]
+ * [[interordinatus]]
+ * [[ōrdinātim]]
+ * [[ōrdinātiō]]
+ * [[ordinatiuus]]
+ * [[ōrdinātor]]
+ * [[ordinatrix]]
+ * [[praeōrdinō]]
+ * [[superōrdinō]]
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[ōrdinālis]]
+ * [[ōrdināriē]]
+ * [[ōrdinārius]]
+ * [[ōrdinātē]]
+ * [[ōrdinātus]]
+ * [[ōrdior]]
+ * [[ōrdō]]
+ * [[ōrnō]]
+ * [[en|ordain]]
+ * [[en|order]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}