Where does “immediacy” come from?

immediacy (English) comes from English immediate, from Old French immediat, from Late Latin immediatus — immediate.

immediacy (English): The quality of being immediate, of happening...

Definitions

  1. The quality of being immediate, of happening...

Ancestry of “immediacy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimmediateHappening right away, instantly, with no delay;...
2Old Frenchimmediat—
3Late Latinimmediatusimmediate
Every word from Late Latin immediatus →Every word from Old French immediat →Every word from English immediate →