Where does “exploitation” come from?

Exploitation comes from French exploitation, derived from the French suffix -ation added to Latin explicitum, the past participle of Latin explico meaning "to unfold or unfold," from Latin ex- meaning "out" combined with the root meaning "to fold."

exploitation (English): The act of utilizing something; industry; The...

Definitions

The act of utilizing something; industry; The...

Ancestry of “exploitation”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	exploitation	exploitation
2	French	-ation	Used to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation
3	Middle French	-ation	ation
4	Old French	-ation	ation
5	Latin	-ātiō	—
6	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
7	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
9	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
10	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11	Latin	calceus	shoe
12	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
13	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “exploitation”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →