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Where does “épandage” come from?

épandage (French) comes from French épandre, from Middle French espandre, from Old French espandre, from Latin expandere, from Latin expando, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

épandage (French): muck spreading

Definitions

  1. muck spreading

Ancestry of “épandage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchépandreto discharge, pour
2Middle Frenchespandreto spread out; to expand
3Old Frenchespandreto spread out; to blossom; to destroy, to...
4Latinexpanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatinexpandoI spread out; I expand; I explain
6Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
7LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
8LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
9Latincommūnicō—
10Latincommūnis—
11Old Latincom(m)oinis—
12Proto-Italickommoinis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Middle Dutchkittea wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
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