Where does “expoundest” come from?
expoundest (English) comes from English expound, from Old French espondre, from Latin expōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
expoundest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “expoundest”, step by step
expoundest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English expound
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expound | To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss... |
| 2 | Old French | espondre | to tell; to recount; to explain |
| 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 | — |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |