The story
- Latin · derived fromadministrātiō
- Latin · borrowed fromadministrātus
- English todayadministrate
* archaic: Latin administrātus, past participle of administrō. * modern: Back-formation from administration (from Latin administrātiō, also from administrō) (The exact etymology is disputed, see note below.)
Words from the same roots
Latinadministrātiō all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.