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Where does “экспедиционный” come from?

экспедиционный (Russian) comes from Russian экспеди́ция, from German Expedition, from Latin expeditio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

экспедиционный (Russian): dispatch, forwarding; expeditionary

Definitions

  1. dispatch, forwarding; expeditionary

Ancestry of “экспедиционный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianэкспеди́ция—
2GermanExpedition—
3Latinexpeditioexpedition, campaign, mission; march; mission: an...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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