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
Definitions
- 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 | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |