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itinerary

a planned route or detailed schedule for a journey

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Where does the word "itinerary" come from? It comes from Latin iter, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).

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Where does the word "itinerary" come from? It comes from Latin iter, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).

Itinerary’s story begins in Latin: iter meant “a journey, a road.” A journey, a road, a way. It reached English by 1400s as itinerary. Settled as the English word for a planned route or schedule of a journey. Today, itinerary means a planned route or detailed schedule for a journey.

  1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient iter "a journey, a road", a journey, a road, a way.
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1400s itinerary "a planned route or schedule for a journey", settled as the English word for a planned route or schedule of a journey.

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