Where does “explicate” come from?

Explicate comes from Latin explicare, meaning to unfold or unfurl, from the prefix ex- (out) combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European pel-.

explicate (English): To explain meticulously or in great detail; to...

Definitions

  1. To explain meticulously or in great detail; to...

Ancestry of “explicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexplicāre

Words derived from “explicate

Every word from Latin explicāre