Where does “kerplode” come from?
kerplode (English) comes from English explode, from Latin explōdere, from French explosif, from French explosion, from Latin explōsio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “kerplode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | explode | To destroy with an explosion; To destroy... |
| 2 | Latin | explōdere | — |
| 3 | French | explosif | explosive |
| 4 | French | explosion | explosion |
| 5 | Latin | explōsio | a driving off by clapping |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |