'prioritization' originates from the verb 'prioritize,' which is derived from the noun 'priority,' itself from the Latin word 'prioritas,' where 'prior' meant 'former' or 'first.'

'prioritas' transformed into the Old French word 'priorité,' and eventually became the modern English word 'priority,' from which 'prioritization' was derived.

Initially, it meant 'the state of being prior or first,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'deciding the order of importance.'