Etymology

reorganize

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Today it means: to organize something again, or in a different manner Full definition →

English organize ← Middle English organizen ← Middle French organiser
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  7. Ancient Greekὄργανον (órganon)
  8. Latinorganum
  9. Medieval Latinorganizāre
  10. Middle Frenchorganiser
  11. Middle Englishorganizen
  12. Englishorganize
  13. English todayreorganize

From re- + organize.

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