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Where does “expedientia” come from?

expedientia (Latin) comes from Latin expediens, from Latin expedio, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

expedientia (Latin): nominative neuter plural of expediēns; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter plural of expediēns; accusative...

Ancestry of “expedientia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexpediensexpediting
2LatinexpedioI free feet from snares; unfasten fetters; lose...
3Latinpēs—
4Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
5Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “expedientia”

  • expedience
  • expedience
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