Etymology

categorization

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Today it means: A group of things arranged by category. Full definition →

English categorize ← French catégorie ← Middle French categorie
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ)
  6. Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ- (kătă-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ger-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂goréh₂
  9. Proto-Hellenic*agorā́
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́)
  11. Ancient Greekἀγορεύω (agoreúō)
  12. Ancient Greekκᾰτήγορος (kătḗgoros)
  13. Ancient Greekκᾰτηγορέω (kătēgoréō)
  14. Ancient Greekκατηγορία (katēgoría)
  15. Late Latincatēgoria
  16. Middle Frenchcategorie
  17. Frenchcatégorie
  18. Englishcategory
  19. Englishcategorize
  20. English todaycategorization

From categorize + -ation.

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