Where does “reorganization” come from?
Reorganization derives from Middle French organisation, built with the Old French prefix re- and Latin re- prefix meaning "again," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning "to turn."
reorganization (English): The act or process of rearranging. See...
Definitions
- The act or process of rearranging. See...
Ancestry of “reorganization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | organization | The quality of being organized; The way in which... |
| 2 | Middle French | organisation | — |
| 3 | Latin | organizatio | organization the arrangement of items |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |