Translation
expedition
Word origin
From Latin expeditio, the setting out of a force, from expedire, literally to free the feet, built on ex ('out of') and pes, pedis ('foot'). English expedition, expedite and the opposite idea in impede all come from the same foot.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- expedire
- English cognates
- expedition, expedite, impede
Examples
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The expedition set off for the north.
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All the members of the expedition came back healthy.
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We are preparing an expedition to explore the river.
An is a journey with a purpose and a party: a scientific trip, a rescue, a military march. A holiday is a , never an . The same root does quieter office work in ekspedi, to dispatch or send off, which is what a post room does with your parcels.
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