Etymology

speediness

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Today it means: The property of being fast; swiftness. Full definition →

Middle English spedines ← Old English spēdiġnes
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromspēdiġnes“opulence, wealth”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromspedines
  3. English todayspeediness

From Middle English spedines, from Old English spēdiġnes (“opulence, wealth”), equivalent to speedy + -ness.

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