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Where does “subcategorise” come from?

subcategorise (English) comes from English categorise, from English category, from French catégorie, from German Kategorie, from Italian categoria, from Spanish categoría, from Portuguese categoria, from Late Latin categoria — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

subcategorise (English): Alternative spelling of subcategorize

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  1. Alternative spelling of subcategorize

Ancestry of “subcategorise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcategoriseNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of...
2EnglishcategoryA group, often named or numbered, to which items...
3Frenchcatégoriecategory
4GermanKategoriecategory
5Italiancategoriacategory, topic; class
6Spanishcategoríacategory; standing, regard
7Portuguesecategoriacategory
8Late Latincategoriaclass of predicables; accusation; predicament
9Ancient Greekκατηγορίαcharge, accusation; predication, category
10Ancient Greekκατηγορέωto speak against, especially before judges, to...
11Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
12Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
13Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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