Etymology of the English word expertise
the English word
expertisederived from the French word
expertisederived from the Old French word
expertderived from the Latin word
expertus (expert, one who has experience; well-proved, tested; shown to be true)
derived from the Latin word
experiri (test, put to the test; find out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-derived from the Latin word
peritus (skilled, skillful; experienced)
derived from the Latin word
perire (die, pass away; be ruined)
using the Late Latin prefix
per-derived from the Latin word
per (through)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the Latin word
ire (to go; go, walk; march)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ei-Date
The earliest known usage of expertise in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
French
expertise, Lithuanian
ekspertize, Russian
экcпepтизaUsage
Word found in Modern English
