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Where does “preorganization” come from?

preorganization (English) comes from English organization, from Middle French organisation, from Latin organizatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

preorganization (English): organization in advance of some other process or...

Definitions

  1. organization in advance of some other process or...

Ancestry of “preorganization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorganizationThe quality of being organized; The way in which...
2Middle Frenchorganisation—
3Latinorganizatio—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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