Where does “expedir” come from?
expedir (Spanish) comes 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...
expedir (Spanish): to issue, to publish; to send, to expedite
Definitions
- to issue, to publish; to send, to expedite
Ancestry of “expedir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | expedio | I free feet from snares; unfasten fetters; lose... |
| 2 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |