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Where does “expandest” come from?

expandest (English) comes from English expand, from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Old French espandre, from Latin expandere, from Latin expando, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

expandest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “expandest”, 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...
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