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Where does “exposal” come from?

exposal (English) comes from English exposé, from Middle French exposer, from Latin expōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

exposal (English): exposure

Definitions

  1. exposure

Ancestry of “exposal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexposéThe act of exposing somebody or something; a...
2Middle Frenchexposerto reveal
3Latinexpōnō—
4Latinpōnō—
5Proto-Italicpoznō—
6Proto-Italicpozinō—
7Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →