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Where does “ad-hoc” come from?

ad-hoc (English) comes from Latin ad hoc — for this.

ad-hoc (English): Alternative spelling of ad hoc

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of ad hoc

Ancestry of “ad-hoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinad hocfor this

Words derived from “ad-hoc”

  • ad-hocness
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