ordio

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin hordeum. Compare Occitan òrdi, Catalan ordi, French orge, Italian orzo

Noun

ordio

  1. barley

References

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

ōrdiō (present infinitive ōrdīre, perfect active ōrdīvī or ōrdiī, supine ōrdītum); fourth conjugation

  1. (nonstandard) alternative form of ōrdior (found as early as the 2nd c. BC)[1]

Reconstruction notes

The Romance forms reflect an early sense evolution from 'weave, initiate' to 'plot, intrigue'. Many show an infix in the 1SG and other forms, as if reflecting an early *ōrdiscō.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: urdzãscu, urdzãri
    • Romanian: urzi, urzire
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Gallo-Italian:
    • Piedmontese: ordì, vordì
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*ōrdīri”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 7: N–Pas, page 403