Where does “exploiting” come from?
Exploiting comes from Old French esploitier, derived from Old French espleit, which traces to Latin explicitus, the past participle of explico, meaning to unfold or unfurl.
exploiting (English): present participle of exploit
Definitions
- present participle of exploit
Ancestry of “exploiting”, step by step
| 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 |