English
organisation
Organisation comes from Middle French organisation.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600organisation
- Englishearliest quotation 2003same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600organisation
- Englishearliest quotation 2003same form
Earliest quotation: 2003, Peter Gronn: “[…] a number of commentators have noted how, during…”
Linked words
through Middle French organisation
Today it means
noun Non-Oxford British English and Australian standard spelling of organization.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French organisation / organisation