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Expedition

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a journey undertaken by a group for a specific purpose, such as exploration
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Stage 1 of 2
expedire
Latin · ancient
"to free the feet, to prepare for a journey"
literally to free the feet, from ex- (out) and pes (foot), meaning to prepare or set out
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Stage 2 of 2
expedition
English · 1400s
"a journey undertaken for a specific purpose"
settled as the English word for a journey undertaken for a specific purpose
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