Where does “exponent” come from?
exponent (Dutch) comes from English exponent, from Latin expōnēns, from Latin expōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
exponent (Dutch): exponent number by which a base is raised to a power
Definitions
- exponent number by which a base is raised to a power
Ancestry of “exponent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exponent | One who expounds, represents or advocates; The... |
| 2 | Latin | expōnēns | exposing |
| 3 | Latin | expōnō | to make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit, display, set out |
| 4 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |