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Where does “špedicija” come from?

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

špedicija (Serbo-Croatian): company dealing in transportation of goods;...

Definitions

  1. company dealing in transportation of goods;...

Ancestry of “špedicija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpeditionforwarding, carriage, transport, transportation;...
2Italianspedizioneconsignment, forwarding, dispatch, shipment;...
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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