Where does “épanouissement” come from?

épanouissement (French) comes from French épanouir, from Old French espannir, from Latin expandere, from Latin expando, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō — whale, sea monster; abyss.

épanouissement (French): development

Definitions

  1. development

Ancestry of “épanouissement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchépanouirto blossom; to bloom; to flower; to reveal its...
2Old Frenchespannir
3Latinexpanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinexpandoI spread out; I expand; I explain
5Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
6LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicōto impart, share
9Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
10Old Latincom(m)oinis
11Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt
16Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
17Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
18Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτος
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