Where does “organisation” come from?

organisation (French) comes from French organiser, from Latin organizō, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

organisation (French): organization

Definitions

  1. organization

Ancestry of “organisation”, step by step

organisation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French organiser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorganiserto organise; to plan an event; to organise; to...
2Latinorganizōto organize furnish with organs, shape into a form
3Latin-izōUsed to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives
4Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
6Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Latin organizatio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorganizatioorganization the arrangement of items

Words derived from “organisation

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