English
organization
Organization comes from Middle French organisation, and goes back to Medieval Latin organizātiō.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500organizātiō
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600organisation
- Englishearliest quotation 1978organization
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500organizātiō
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600organisation
- Englishearliest quotation 1978organization
Earliest quotation: 1978, 1976, Leszek Kołakowski: “Compulsion is universal, and any organization that is not…”
Linked words
through Middle French organisation
Today it means
noun The quality of being organized.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin organizātiō / organization