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Where does “explicandum” come from?

explicandum (Latin) comes from Latin explicandus, 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.

explicandum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of explicandus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of explicandus;...

Ancestry of “explicandum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexplicanduswhich is to be deployed; which is to be solved;...
2LatinexplicoI unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,...
3Latinplicō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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