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Where does “эксплуатироваться” come from?

эксплуатироваться (Russian) comes from Russian эксплуати́ровать, 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.

эксплуатироваться (Russian): passive of эксплуати́ровать

Definitions

  1. passive of эксплуати́ровать

Ancestry of “эксплуатироваться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianэксплуати́ровать—
2Frenchexploiterto exploit
3Old Frenchesploitierto use; to make use of
4Old FrenchespleitierAlternative form of esploitier
5Vulgar Latinexplicitare—
6LatinexplicoI unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,...
7Latinplicō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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