Where does “spiegare” come from?

spiegare (Italian) comes from Latin explico, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

spiegare (Italian): to explain, elucidate, expound, show, account,...

Definitions

  1. to explain, elucidate, expound, show, account,...

Ancestry of “spiegare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexplicoI unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,...
2Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “spiegare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →