Where does “disorganize” come from?
disorganize (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.
disorganize (English): To make less organized; to reduce to chaos
Definitions
- To make less organized; to reduce to chaos
Ancestry of “disorganize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | désorganiser | to disorganize |
| 2 | French | organiser | to organise; to plan an event; to organise; to... |
| 3 | Latin | organizō | to organize furnish with organs, shape into a form |
| 4 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |