Where does “administration” come from?
Administration comes from Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administratio, the noun form of administrare, meaning to manage or direct, composed of the prefix ad- and ministrare.
administration (English): The act of administering; government of public...
Definitions
- The act of administering; government of public...
Ancestry of “administration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | administracioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | administration | — |
| 3 | Latin | administrātiō | administration, management, government (of a city, body) |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “administration”
- administrative
- administratively
- maladministration
- coadministration
- administrate
- administrational
- nonadministrative
- readministration
- administrivia
- misadministration
- antiadministration
- postadministration
- proadministration
- preadministration
- administresen
- administrationese
- administrationspeak
- nonadministration
- overadministration
- subadministration
- coadministrate
- administrativia
- adminisphere
- politico-administrative