Where does “exploiter” come from?

Exploiter comes from English exploit, derived from Latin explicitum, the past participle of explico meaning to unfold or explain, from ex- meaning out and -plicare meaning to fold.

exploiter (English): One who exploits; to make use of

Definitions

One who exploits; to make use of

Ancestry of “exploiter”, step by step

exploiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English exploit

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	exploit	A heroic or extraordinary deed; An achievement; A...
2	Old French	esploit	income; revenue; act; action; profit; advantage
3	Old French	espleit	Alternative form of esploit
4	Latin	explicitus	Alternative form of explicātus; disentangled,...
5	Latin	explico	I unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,...
6	Latin	plicō	to fold, bend or flex; to roll up
7	Proto-Indo-European	pleḱ-	to fold, plait, weave
8	Proto-Indo-European	pel-	to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via French exploiter

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	exploiter	to exploit
2	Old French	esploitier	to use; to make use of
3	Old French	espleitier	Alternative form of esploitier
4	Vulgar Latin	explicitare	—

Words derived from “exploiter”

sexploiter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →