Where does “expound” come from?
Expound comes from Old French espondre, from Latin exponere meaning to set forth or explain, composed of the prefix ex- and ponere meaning to place.
expound (English): To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss...
Definitions
- To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss...
Ancestry of “expound”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | espondre | to tell; to recount; to explain |
| 2 | Latin | expōnō | to make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit, display, set out |
| 3 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
Words derived from “expound”