Where does “expolio” come from?

expolio (Latin) comes from Latin spolio, from Latin spolium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

expolio (Latin): I smooth, polish; I elaborate, embellish; I...

Definitions

  1. I smooth, polish; I elaborate, embellish; I...

Ancestry of “expolio”, step by step

expolio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin spolio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinspolioI strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing,...
2Latinspoliumthe skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

via Latin poliō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpoliōto polish, to smooth

Words derived from “expolio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Latin spolium →Every word from Latin spolio →