French word ordinateur comes from Proto-Italic *ored(h)-, Romanian ordinem, Proto-Italic *ored-, Proto-Indo-European *h₃osk-, and later Latin ornus (A lance made of the wood of an ash. An ash tree.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ored(h)- | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| ordinem | Romanian (ron) | |
| *ored- | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *h₃osk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| ornus | Latin (lat) | A lance made of the wood of an ash. An ash tree. |
| ordo | Latin (lat) | (military) A rank or line of soldiers; band, troop, company. (military) command, captaincy, generalship. A class, station, condition, rank. A group (of people) of the same class, caste, station, or rank ("senatorii ordinis"). A methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series. |
| ornare | Latin (lat) | |
| ordenar | Catalan (cat) | To arrange, to sort, to tidy. To order, to give a command. To order, to put in order. |
| ordinator | Latin (lat) | Ordainer. Orderer, regulator, arranger. |
| ordinateur | French (fr) | (archaic, Christianity) One who performs an ordination ceremony.. A computer, a computing device. [from 1955]. |