Etymology

subcategorize

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Today it means: To categorize more specifically by placing in a subcategory. Full definition →

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

From sub- + categorize.

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