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
- I smooth, polish; I elaborate, embellish; I...
Ancestry of “expolio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | spolio | I strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing,... |
| 2 | Latin | spolium | the skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |
Words derived from “expolio”