Where does “malorganized” come from?
malorganized (English) comes from English mal, from French mal, from Old French mal, from Latin malleus, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-no-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
malorganized (English): Badly or wrongly organized
Definitions
- Badly or wrongly organized
Ancestry of “malorganized”, step by step
malorganized traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mal | illness, affliction; A longboard; Malleolus |
| 2 | French | mal | trouble, difficulty; pain; evil |
| 3 | Old French | mal | evilly; badly; poorly; evil |
| 4 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English organized
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | organized | Of a person, characterised by efficient... |
| 2 | English | organ | A larger part of an organism, composed of tissues... |
| 3 | Middle English | organe | A device used to produce music; a musical... |
| 4 | Old French | organe | — |
| 5 | Latin | organum | an implement, instrument, tool; any musical... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄργανον | instrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |