inordinate

The word "inordinate" comes from the Latin word "inordinatus," which is composed of the prefix "in-" meaning "not" and the root "ordinatus," the past participle of "ordinare," meaning "to arrange or order." "Ordinare" itself comes from "ordo, ordinis," meaning "order." Therefore, "inordinatus" originally meant "disordered or unregulated." The word was adopted into Middle English as "inordinate," retaining its meaning of being excessive or not within proper limits.