Where does “expeditiousness” come from?
expeditiousness (English) comes from English expeditious, from English expedite, from Latin expedītus, from Latin expedio, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
expeditiousness (English): The state of being expeditious; celerity,...
Definitions
- The state of being expeditious; celerity,...
Ancestry of “expeditiousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expeditious | Fast, prompt, speedy; Completed or done with... |
| 2 | English | expedite | To accelerate the progress of; To perform fast... |
| 3 | Latin | expedītus | unhindered, unhampered, unimpeded, unencumbered, liberated |
| 4 | Latin | expedio | I free feet from snares; unfasten fetters; lose... |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |