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Where does “expandable” come from?

Expandable comes from Middle English -able combined with Latin expandere, meaning to spread out, ultimately from Latin ex-.

expandable (English): Having the capacity to be expanded; Anything that...

Definitions

  1. Having the capacity to be expanded; Anything that...

Ancestry of “expandable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpandTo change from a smaller form and/or size to a...
2Anglo-NormanespaundreAlternative form of espandre
3Old Frenchespandreto spread out; to blossom; to destroy, to...
4Latinexpanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatinexpandoI spread out; I expand; I explain
6Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
7LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
8LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
9Latincommūnicō—
10Latincommūnis—
11Old Latincom(m)oinis—
12Proto-Italickommoinis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Middle Dutchkittea wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

Words derived from “expandable”

  • nonexpandable
  • unexpandable
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