Where does “explotar” come from?

explotar (Spanish) comes from Spanish explosión, from Latin explōsio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

explotar (Spanish): to exploit; to explode

Definitions

  1. to exploit; to explode

Ancestry of “explotar”, step by step

explotar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish explosión

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishexplosiónexplosion, blast, bang, burst, boom; bang, boom
2Latinexplōsioa driving off by clapping
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via French exploiter

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,...
6Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “explotar

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ