'categorize' originates from the Greek word 'katēgoria,' where 'katēgoría' meant 'accusation or charge.'

'katēgoria' transformed into the French word 'catégorie,' and eventually became the modern English word 'categorize' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to accuse or charge,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to classify or arrange into categories.'