Where does “explosion” come from?
Explosion comes from French explosion, derived from Latin explosio, the noun form of Latin explodere meaning to drive off by clapping, from the prefix ex- meaning out and the root of Latin plodere meaning to clap or strike.
explosion (English): A violent release of energy; A bursting due to...
Definitions
- A violent release of energy; A bursting due to...
Ancestry of “explosion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | explosion | explosion |
| 2 | Latin | explōsio | a driving off by clapping |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |