Where does “exponent” come from?

Exponent comes from Latin exponens, the present participle of expono meaning "to set forth or explain," derived from the prefix ex- meaning "out" combined with ponere "to place."

exponent (English): One who expounds, represents or advocates; The...

Definitions

  1. One who expounds, represents or advocates; The...

Ancestry of “exponent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexpōnēnsexposing
2Latinexpōnōto make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit, display, set out
3Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
4Proto-Italicpoznō
5Proto-Italicpozinō
6Proto-Italicsinō

Words derived from “exponent

Every word from Proto-Italic sinōEvery word from Proto-Italic pozinōEvery word from Proto-Italic poznō