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Where does “disorganise” come from?

disorganise (English) comes from French désorganiser, from French organiser, from Latin organizō, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

disorganise (English): To make less organised; to reduce to chaos

Definitions

  1. To make less organised; to reduce to chaos

Ancestry of “disorganise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdésorganiserto disorganize
2Frenchorganiserto organise; to plan an event; to organise; to...
3Latinorganizō—
4Latin-izō—
5Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
7Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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