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Where does “esplees” come from?

esplees (English) comes from Latin expletia, from Old French espleit, from Latin explicitus, from Latin explico, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

esplees (English): The full profits or products yielded by land,...

Definitions

  1. The full profits or products yielded by land,...

Ancestry of “esplees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexpletia—
2Old FrenchespleitAlternative form of esploit
3LatinexplicitusAlternative form of explicātus; disentangled,...
4LatinexplicoI unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,...
5Latinplicō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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