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I came across a use of から that seems unusual to me:

> 伊月は 旅行の手配から運転から 何もかもしてくれて 本当に 頼りになる
>

>> From the trip preparations, from the driving, Itsuki is taking care of
anything and everything; she truly is reliable.

>>

>>> From the trip preparations to the driving, Itsuki is taking care of
everything. She is truly reliable.

I'm curious about the way から is used here. It seems like a variation of a
structure used to describe a range of activities, like
から～まで、から～にかけて、から～にいたるまで.

Except in this example, there are two start points, and the end point is
included in 何もかも ("anything and everything") instead of being indicated with
something like まで.

I haven't been able to find an example like is in the usual grammars. What
exactly is this use of から? Is this a casual modification of the other forms,
or is there something particular about this sentence (何もかも、してくれる、etc.) that
results in this configuration?
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grammar particles parsing particle-から
から～から for a range of activities
What's the source? I think it's just a typo and that it should be 運転まで as you
noted... Had it been in the reverse order, 運転から、旅行の手配から it could have been a
way to emphasize the extent of Itsuki's work, though.
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"から" means "from" I would say.

I believe it is useful to first look to the expression "何から何まで" and take from
there. It means "everything" covering from A to Z you can think of. For
example:

  * 何から何まで母親が面倒みている。His mother looks after everything for him.

"旅行の手配から運転から" are some examples included in "everything" and it basically
leads to "何から何まで". Perhaps the complete sentence could be:

> 伊月は旅行の手配から運転から何から何まで、何もかもしてくれて本当に頼りになる。

"何もかも" means "anything and everything" and having it in the sentence could be
regarded as an emphasis by repeating the word with the same meaning. So it can
be omitted as below.

> 伊月は旅行の手配から運転から何から何までしてくれて本当に頼りになる。

Suppose you went a lengthy and challenging oversea adventure which you had
never done. You got to know someone experienced and he/she arranged
everything. Booking flights, transportations/logistics/accommodations at the
destination, translations, looked after you when you got sick, guided you
through the journey, etc etc. Then you would say.

> ガイドは飛行機の手配から、宿から、通訳から、なにもかもしてくれて本当に助かった。
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