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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

  1. To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss...

Ancestry of “expound”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespondreto tell; to recount; to explain
2Latinexpōnō—
3Latinpōnō—
4Proto-Italicpoznō—
5Proto-Italicpozinō—
6Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “expound”

  • expounder
  • expoundeth
  • expoundest
  • misexpound
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