Etymology

specialty

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Today it means: That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick. Full definition →

Middle English specialte ← Old French specialte ← Latin specialitas
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromspecialitas
  2. Old French · derived fromspecialte
  3. Middle English · inherited fromspecialte
  4. English todayspecialty

From Middle English specialte, Old French specialte, especialte, from Latin specialitas.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.