Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “unexplode” come from?

unexplode (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.

unexplode (English): To convert back to the original drawing or model

Definitions

  1. To convert back to the original drawing or model

Ancestry of “unexplode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexplodeTo destroy with an explosion; To destroy...
2Latinexplōdere—
3Frenchexplosifexplosive
4Frenchexplosionexplosion
5Latinexplōsio—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →