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Where does “Spedition” come from?

Spedition (German) comes from Italian spedizione, from Latin expeditio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Spedition (German): forwarding, carriage, transport, transportation;...

Definitions

  1. forwarding, carriage, transport, transportation;...

Ancestry of “Spedition”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspedizioneconsignment, forwarding, dispatch, shipment;...
2Latinexpeditioexpedition, campaign, mission; march; mission: an...
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “Spedition”

  • шпедиција
  • špedicija
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