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Where does “эксплуати́ровать” come from?

эксплуати́ровать (Russian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “эксплуати́ровать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexploiterto exploit
2Old Frenchesploitierto use; to make use of
3Old FrenchespleitierAlternative form of esploitier
4Vulgar Latinexplicitare—
5LatinexplicoI unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,...
6Latinplicō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “эксплуати́ровать”

  • эксплуатироваться
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