Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·latin ·1650s
Ad hoc
from ad hoc
- Meaning
- For this — improvised for a specific purpose.
- Source word
- ad hoc
- Route into English
- Latin legal/scientific phrase → English business vocabulary 19th c.
- Arrived
- 1650s
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