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Where does “explicandus” come from?

explicandus (Latin) 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.

explicandus (Latin): which is to be deployed; which is to be solved;...

Definitions

  1. which is to be deployed; which is to be solved;...

Ancestry of “explicandus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “explicandus”

  • explicandum
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