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
- exposure
Ancestry of “exposal”, step by step
exposal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exposé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exposé | The act of exposing somebody or something; a... |
| 2 | Middle French | exposer | to reveal |
| 3 | Latin | expōnō | to make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit, display, set out |
| 4 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |