Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “explicandum” come from?

explicandum (English) comes 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.

explicandum (English): That which is to be explained or explicated

Definitions

  1. That which is to be explained or explicated

Ancestry of “explicandum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexplicoI unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,...
2Latinplicō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →