Where does “expediteness” come from?
expediteness (English) comes from English expedite, from Latin expedītus, from Latin expedio, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
expediteness (English): The quality of being expedite
Definitions
- The quality of being expedite
Ancestry of “expediteness”, step by step
expediteness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English expedite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expedite | To accelerate the progress of; To perform fast... |
| 2 | Latin | expedītus | unhindered, unhampered, unimpeded, unencumbered, liberated |
| 3 | Latin | expedio | I free feet from snares; unfasten fetters; lose... |
| 4 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |