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Where does “compartmentalization” come from?

Compartmentalization comes from English compartmental, derived from English compartment, which traces through Italian compartimento and Latin compartior, ultimately combining the Latin root meaning "to divide" with the suffix -mentum denoting the result of an action.

compartmentalization (English): The act or process of dividing a complex task or...

Definitions

  1. The act or process of dividing a complex task or...

Ancestry of “compartmentalization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompartmentalizeTo separate something into different categories...
2EnglishcompartmentalOf, pertaining to, or constructed from...
3EnglishcompartmentA room, or section, or chamber; One of the parts...
4Middle Frenchcompartiment—
5Italiancompartimentodistrict
6ItaliancompartireTo divide or share
7LatincompartiorI share
8Latincom-allomorph of con-
9Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “compartmentalization”

  • decompartmentalization
  • subcompartmentalization
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