Etymology

expeditious

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Today it means: Fast, prompt, speedy. Full definition →

First used 1590sMiddle English expedycius ← Latin expedītus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromexpedītus“disengaged, ready, convenient, prompt; unfettered, unencumbered”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromexpedycius“useful, fitting”
  3. English todayexpeditious

From Middle English expedycius (“useful, fitting”), from Latin expedītus (“disengaged, ready, convenient, prompt; unfettered, unencumbered”), past participle of expediō.

Words from the same roots

Latinexpedītus all →

expedite

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1590s Fast, prompt, speedy.

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