Where does “exploatare” come from?

exploatare (Romanian) comes from Romanian exploata, from French exploiter, from Old French esploitier, from Old French espleitier, from Vulgar Latin explicitare, from Latin explico, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

exploatare (Romanian): exploitation

Definitions

exploitation

Ancestry of “exploatare”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	exploata	to exploit
2	French	exploiter	to exploit
3	Old French	esploitier	to use; to make use of
4	Old French	espleitier	Alternative form of esploitier
5	Vulgar Latin	explicitare	—
6	Latin	explico	I unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,...
7	Latin	plicō	to fold, bend or flex; to roll up
8	Proto-Indo-European	pleḱ-	to fold, plait, weave
9	Proto-Indo-European	pel-	to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “exploatare”

supraexploatare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →