## Meanings
1. The set of basic laws and principles by which a country or organization is governed.
2. A person's general health and physical strength.
3. The way in which something is made up or organized.

## Examples
- Freedom of speech is protected by the country's constitution.
- He has a strong constitution, so he should recover quickly.
- Scientists studied the chemical constitution of the rock.

## Derived Forms
- constitutional
- constitutioned
- constitutioner
- constitutionist
- constitutionless
- cuntstitution
- metaconstitution
- miniconstitution
- reconstitution

## Related Forms
- constituency
- constituent
- constitute
- constitutive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *steh₂-
- Root: constitucioun
- Root: constitucion
- Root: cōnstitūtiō

## Etymology
PIE word *ḱóm From Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin cōnstitūtiō, cōnstitūtiōnem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from cōnstituō (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”). Equivalent to constitute + -ion.

## AI Etymology
constitution is a noun and name. It is from Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin cōnstitūtiō, cōnstitūtiōnem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from cōnstituō (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”). Equivalent to constitute + -ion. Historical forms in the chain include *steh₂- (Proto-Indo-European), constitucioun (Middle English), constitucion (Old French), and cōnstitūtiō (Latin). Current senses include the set of basic laws and principles by which a country or organization is governed, a person's general health and physical strength, and the way in which something is made up or organized. Derived forms include constitutional, constitutioned, constitutioner, constitutionist, and constitutionless. Related words include constituency, constituent, constitute, and constitutive.

## Topics
- Law & Government

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