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Where does “explode” come from?

explode (English) comes from Latin explōdere, from French explosif, from French explosion, from Latin explōsio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

explode (English): To destroy with an explosion; To destroy...

Definitions

  1. To destroy with an explosion; To destroy...

Ancestry of “explode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexplōdere—
2Frenchexplosifexplosive
3Frenchexplosionexplosion
4Latinexplōsio—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “explode”

  • exploder
  • explodable
  • unexplode
  • kersplode
  • explodeth
  • explodey
  • explodium
  • explodability
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