Where does “explicitly” come from?

Explicitly comes from English explicit, from French explicite, from Latin explicitus, the past participle of explico meaning "to unfold or lay out," derived from the prefix ex- and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.

explicitly (English): In an explicit manner

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In an explicit manner

Ancestry of “explicitly”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	explicit	Very specific, clear, or detailed; Containing...
2	French	explicite	explicit, unequivocal, overt; first-person...
3	Latin	explicitus	Alternative form of explicātus; disentangled,...
4	Latin	explico	I unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,...
5	Latin	plicō	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	pleḱ-	to fold, plait, weave
7	Proto-Indo-European	pel-	to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

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