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Where does “organiser” come from?

organiser (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin organizo, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Ancestry of “organiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinorganizo—
2Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
3Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “organiser”

  • organize
  • organizing
  • organizer
  • organise
  • reorganize
  • organiser
  • organizable
  • reorganizer
  • unorganizable
  • coorganizer
  • overorganize
  • preorganize
  • reorganizable
  • outorganize
  • re-organise
  • reorganizability
  • inorganize
  • organizeth
  • self-organizing
  • re-organize
  • organiseur
  • organizado
  • organizo
  • organizi
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