English
itinerary
Itinerary comes from Latin itinerārium ‘an account of a journey, a road-book’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ey-‘to go’root as named
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eitərreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiter‘a way, journey’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEitinerārium‘an account of a journey, a road-book’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500itinerarie
- Englishearliest quotation 1622itinerary
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ey-‘to go’root as named
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eitərreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiter‘a way, journey’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEitinerārium‘an account of a journey, a road-book’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500itinerarie
- Englishearliest quotation 1622itinerary
Earliest quotation: 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam: “It were rather an itinerary circuit of justice than…”
Equivalent to iter + -ary
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’
initial, ion, transition, initiative, ambitious, ambient, ambition, initiate, eid, initiation, isthmus, sedition, ambiance, cation, anionic, initiator, ambit, 24 more
through Latin iter ‘a way, journey’
Today it means
noun A written schedule of activities for a vacation or road trip.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- / itinerary