Where does “management” come from?
Management derives from English manage, from English menage, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin mens meaning mind, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men- meaning to think.
management (English): Administration; the use of limited resources...
Definitions
- Administration; the use of limited resources...
Ancestry of “management”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ment | Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ment | Forms nouns denoting a result or action from... |
| 3 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
Words derived from “management”
- mismanagement
- micromanagement
- comanagement
- nonmanagement
- overmanagement
- managemental
- midmanagement
- ecomanagement
- antimanagement
- undermanagement
- managementese
- malmanagement
- management
- management
- management
- management
- macro-management
- anger management
- manažment
- menedzsment
- management summary
- менеджмент
- μάνατζμεντ
- Management