Where does “expians” come from?

expians (Latin) comes from Latin expio, from Latin piō, from Proto-Italic *pīāō — to expiate.

expians (Latin): atoning, expiating, appeasing; punishing,...

Definitions

  1. atoning, expiating, appeasing; punishing,...

Ancestry of “expians”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexpioI make amends or atonement for a crime or a...
2Latinpiōto appease, propitiate
3Proto-Italic*pīāōto expiate
Every word from Proto-Italic *pīāō →Every word from Latin piō →Every word from Latin expio →