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Where does “microexplosive” come from?

microexplosive (English) comes from English explosive, from Latin explodō, from Latin plaudo, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

microexplosive (English): Of or pertaining to microexplosions

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to microexplosions

Ancestry of “microexplosive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexplosiveWith the capability to, or likely to, explode;...
2Latinexplodō—
3LatinplaudoI strike, beat, clap; I applaud; I clap my hands...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
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