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.

эксплуати́ровать (Russian): to exploit

Definitions

to exploit

Ancestry of “эксплуати́ровать”, step by step

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

Words derived from “эксплуати́ровать”

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