'discoordination' originates from the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'apart' or 'away' and the word 'coordination' from Latin 'coordinatio', where 'co-' meant 'together' and 'ordinare' meant 'to arrange'.

'discoordination' evolved from the combination of 'dis-' and 'coordination', maintaining its meaning of lack of coordination.

Initially, it meant 'lack of orderly arrangement', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.