Where does “explication” come from?
Explication comes from Middle French explication, derived from Latin explicatio (a noun formed with the suffix -tio from the verb explicare, meaning "to unfold or explain"), from Latin ex- (out) and the root pel- in Proto-Indo-European.
explication (English): The act of opening or unfolding; The act of...
Definitions
- The act of opening or unfolding; The act of...
Ancestry of “explication”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | explication | — |
| 2 | Latin | explicatio | The act of unfolding or unrolling; An... |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |