Where does “ekplori” come from?

ekplori (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto plori, from French pleurer, from Middle French pleurer, from Old French plourer, from Latin plōrō — to cry out.

ekplori (Esperanto): to burst into tears

Definitions

  1. to burst into tears

Ancestry of “ekplori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoplorito cry, to weep, to mourn
2Frenchpleurerto cry, to weep; to mourn
3Middle Frenchpleurer—
4Old FrenchplourerAlternative form of plorer
5Latinplōrōto cry out
Every word from Latin plōrō →Every word from Old French plourer →Every word from Middle French pleurer →