'foreordination' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'praeordinatio,' where 'prae-' meant 'before' and 'ordinatio' meant 'arrangement or order.'

'praeordinatio' transformed into the Old French word 'forordination,' and eventually became the modern English word 'foreordination.'

Initially, it meant 'arrangement or order before,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'predestination.'