Where does “departmentalize” come from?
departmentalize (English) comes from English departmental, from French départemental, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
departmentalize (English): To organize something into departments
Definitions
- To organize something into departments
Ancestry of “departmentalize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | departmental | Of or pertaining to a department |
| 2 | French | départemental | departmental |
| 3 | French | département | department; département |
| 4 | Middle French | département | — |
| 5 | Old French | département | — |
| 6 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 7 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |