Where does “categorization” come from?
Categorization derives from English category, from French catégorie, from Middle French categorie, from Ancient Greek κατηγορία meaning "accusation" or "predication."
categorization (English): A group of things arranged by category; a...
Definitions
- A group of things arranged by category; a...
Ancestry of “categorization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | categorize | To assign a category; to divide into classes |
| 2 | English | category | A group, often named or numbered, to which items... |
| 3 | French | catégorie | category |
| 4 | German | Kategorie | category |
| 5 | Italian | categoria | category, topic; class |
| 6 | Spanish | categoría | category; standing, regard |
| 7 | Portuguese | categoria | category |
| 8 | Late Latin | categoria | class of predicables; accusation; predicament |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κατηγορία | charge, accusation; predication, category |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κατηγορέω | to speak against, especially before judges, to... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |