Where does “operationalize” come from?
Operationalize derives from English operation, which comes from Old French operacion, from Latin operari meaning to work, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-os- meaning work or task.
operationalize (English): To make operational; To define in such a way...
Definitions
- To make operational; To define in such a way...
Ancestry of “operationalize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | operational | Of or relating to operations, especially military... |
| 2 | English | operation | The method by which a device performs its... |
| 3 | Middle English | operacioun | operation |
| 4 | Old French | operacion | action; act; operation |
| 5 | Latin | operātiō | operation |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |