Where does “categorisation” come from?
Categorisation derives from French catégorisation, from Middle French categorie, from Ancient Greek κατηγορία meaning "accusation" or "predication," formed from κατά "down" and ἀγορεύειν "to speak in the assembly."
categorisation (English): Alternative form of categorization
Definitions
- Alternative form of categorization
Ancestry of “categorisation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -isation | alternative form of -ization |
| 2 | English | -ation | An action or process; The result of an action or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -acioun | Forms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,... |
| 4 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 5 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |