'dispatch' originates from Italian, specifically the word 'dispacciare,' where 'dis-' meant 'apart' and 'pacciare' meant 'to pack.'

'dispacciare' transformed into the French word 'despescher,' and eventually became the modern English word 'dispatch' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to send off or away,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.