Etymology

itinerary

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Today it means: A written schedule of activities for a vacation or road trip. Full definition →

Middle English itinerarie ← Latin itinerārium
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  1. Latin · derived fromitinerārium“an account of a journey, a road-book”
  2. Middle English · derived fromitinerarie
  3. English todayitinerary

From Middle English itinerarie, from Latin itinerārium (“an account of a journey, a road-book”), from iter (“a way, journey”). By surface analysis, Latin itiner- + -ary.

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