† orthotesn.

Forms: 1600s orthotes, 1600s orthoites (probably transmission error).

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀρθότης.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ὀρθότης correctness, rightness < ὀρθός straight (see ortho- comb. form) + -της, suffix forming nouns.The English uses of orthotes appear to refer to the theory, which Plato presents in the Cratylus, that all words have ‘orthotes’, that is, appropriateness, to the thing they signify. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǭ·ɹþotīz) /ˈɔːθəʊtiːz/.

Obsolete. rare.

Correctness, propriety.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] > fittingness or propriety

righteousnessOE

duea1425

properness1531

decency1567

dueness1576

decorum1586

fitness1597

orthotes1605

propriety1612

befittingnessa1645

beseemlinessa1645

fittingness1653

becomeness1656

beseemingness1656

becomingness1657

condecency1662

competibleness1667

decence1678

1605 W. Camden Remaines fol. iii. 37 There is an Orthotes or certitude of names among all Nations according to Plato.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 139 There is among all nations that one Orthoites [1637 orthotes] of names, which Plato speaketh of.

1620 T. Granger Syntagma Logicum 164 What is the notation, interpretation, origination, true reason, Orthotes, Logos, Etymon, Etymologie of this name?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	orthotes
释义	† orthotesn. Forms: 1600s orthotes, 1600s orthoites (probably transmission error). Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀρθότης. Etymology: < ancient Greek ὀρθότης correctness, rightness < ὀρθός straight (see ortho- comb. form) + -της, suffix forming nouns.The English uses of orthotes appear to refer to the theory, which Plato presents in the Cratylus, that all words have ‘orthotes’, that is, appropriateness, to the thing they signify. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǭ·ɹþotīz) /ˈɔːθəʊtiːz/. Obsolete. rare. Correctness, propriety. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] > fittingness or propriety righteousnessOE duea1425 properness1531 decency1567 dueness1576 decorum1586 fitness1597 orthotes1605 propriety1612 befittingnessa1645 beseemlinessa1645 fittingness1653 becomeness1656 beseemingness1656 becomingness1657 condecency1662 competibleness1667 decence1678 1605 W. Camden Remaines fol. iii. 37 There is an Orthotes or certitude of names among all Nations according to Plato. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 139 There is among all nations that one Orthoites [1637 orthotes] of names, which Plato speaketh of. 1620 T. Granger Syntagma Logicum 164 What is the notation, interpretation, origination, true reason, Orthotes, Logos, Etymon, Etymologie of this name? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1605
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