Etymology

arrangement

ar·range·ment
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Today it means: The act of arranging. Full definition →

French arrangement ← Old French arangier ← Vulgar Latin *rencus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Old Frencha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)rek-
  7. Proto-Celtic*reketi
  8. Gaulish*rekosbor.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  10. Proto-Germanic*rinkaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*rankaz
  12. Frankish*rankbor.?
  13. Vulgar Latin*rencus
  14. Old Frenchreng
  15. Old Frenchrengier
  16. Old Frencharangier
  17. Frencharranger
  18. Frencharrangement
  19. English todayarrangement

From French arrangement. Morphologically arrange + -ment.

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