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
- To atone or make reparation for; To make amends...
Ancestry of “expiate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | expiātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | expio | I make amends or atonement for a crime or a... |
| 3 | Latin | piō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *pīāō | — |
Words derived from “expiate”