Where does “expediently” come from?
expediently (English) comes from English expedient, from Middle English expedient, from Old French expedient, from Latin expediens, from Latin expedio, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
expediently (English): In an expedient manner
Definitions
- In an expedient manner
Ancestry of “expediently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expedient | Suitable to effect some desired end or the... |
| 2 | Middle English | expedient | — |
| 3 | Old French | expedient | — |
| 4 | Latin | expediens | expediting |
| 5 | Latin | expedio | I free feet from snares; unfasten fetters; lose... |
| 6 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |