Etymograph

English

expertness

From expert + -ness.

A compound of expert + -ness

Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- ‘to provide’

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Latin experior ‘to try’

Latin expertus ‘experienced’

Old French expert ‘experienced’

Middle English expert

English expert

Today it means

noun The state of being expert: high proficiency, high skill.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / expertness