English
organisation
Organisation comes from Middle French organisation.
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English organisation
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2003, Peter Gronn: “[…] a number of commentators have noted how, during…”.
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600organisationWiktionary, English organisation
- Englishearliest quotation 2003organisationWiktionary, English organisation. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2003, Peter Gronn: “[…] a number of commentators have noted how, during…”
Word family
English words that share an ancestor with organisation, grouped by the ancestor they share, most familiar first.
through Middle French organisation
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Today it means
noun Non-Oxford British English and Australian standard spelling of organization.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “organisation”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Middle French organisation / organisation