English → Latin
“organize” in Latin
ōrdinōto arrange, put in order, organize; to rule, govern; to ordain, appoint to officecōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay; to set up, establish, constitute, found; to build, erect, constructcompōnōto arrange, compile, compose, make up, organize, order; to construct, build; to pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, qu
The English word organize itself goes back to Latin organum, through organizō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
organize
ordinare (to arrange): constituere; componere (to constitute). To organize a state, civitatis statum ordinare; rempublicam constituere or componere, or legibus temperare: well-organized, bene constitutus, ordinatus, compositus: a well-organized state, civitas bene temperata, constituta (Cic.); commode administrata (after Cic.); civitas bonis legibus et institutis temperata (Cic., Tusc., 1, 1, 2); civitas, quae commodius rem suam publicam administrat (Caes., B.G., 6, 20).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for organize?
- The usual Latin words for “organize” are ōrdinō, cōnstituō, compōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.