English
expedite
Expedite comes from Latin expedītus ‘unimpeded, unfettered’, from expediō ‘bring forward, set right’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘to walk, to step’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedis‘feet’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpediō‘bring forward, set right’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpedītus‘unimpeded, unfettered’perfect passive participle of expediō
- Englishearliest quotation 1671expedite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘to walk, to step’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedis‘feet’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpediō‘bring forward, set right’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpedītus‘unimpeded, unfettered’perfect passive participle of expediō
- Englishearliest quotation 1671expedite
Earliest quotation: 1671, John Tillotson, Sermon IV. The Advantages of Religion to Particular Persons.: “nimble and expedite […] in its operation”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’
feet, foot, pilot, pie, pioneer, fetch, pawn, impeachment, podium, pedestrian, pedal, pew, pug, baht, pedigree, pes, impede, fet, impediment, centipede, ped, petiole, pedicure, puy, pada, peon, poy, tripos, fetter, pedometer, quadruped, biped, pedicel, pedicle, 51 more
through Latin pedis ‘feet’
Today it means
verb To accelerate the progress of.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ped- / expedite