Where does “maladministration” come from?
Maladministration derives from Old French mal- combined with Latin administrare, meaning to manage or conduct affairs, prefixed with ad-.
maladministration (English): Faulty, inefficient or improper management or...
Definitions
- Faulty, inefficient or improper management or...
Ancestry of “maladministration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | administration | The act of administering; government of public... |
| 2 | Middle English | administracioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | administration | — |
| 4 | Latin | administrātiō | administration, management, government (of a city, body) |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |