organize

The story

1. Latin · derived fromorganum“organ”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromorganizō
3. Middle French · derived fromorganiser
4. Middle English · inherited fromorganizen
5. English todayorganize

From Middle English organizen, organysen, partly from Middle French organiser and partly from its etymon, Medieval Latin organizō, from Latin organum (“organ”). By surface analysis, organ + -ize.

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