Where does “expiate” come from?

Expiate comes from Latin expiatus, past participle of expio, formed from the prefix ex- and the verb pio, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- and pewH-.

expiate (English): To atone or make reparation for; To make amends...

Definitions

  1. To atone or make reparation for; To make amends...

Ancestry of “expiate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexpiātusexpiated
2LatinexpioI make amends or atonement for a crime or a...
3Latinpiōto appease, propitiate
4Proto-Italic*pīāōto expiate

Words derived from “expiate”

Every word from Proto-Italic *pīāō →Every word from Latin piō →Every word from Latin expio →