Arrangement
/əˈreɪn(d)ʒ.mənt/noun
The act of organizing, planning, or putting things into a particular order.
Did you know?“Arrangement” comes from the same root as “rank,” so hidden inside the word is the idea of putting things into a line, a hierarchy, or a controlled order.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
rīga
“a row, line, or channel”
Late Latin
Vulgar Latin
*rangāre
“to set in a row; to put in order”
Old French
Old French
arengier / arranger
“to put in order, dispose”
14th Century
Middle English
arengen / arangen
“to put in order or prepare”
17th Century
English
arrangement
“the action or result of arranging; orderly disposition”