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Where does “explicitare” come from?

explicitare (Vulgar Latin) comes 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 “explicitare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexplicoI unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,...
2Latinplicō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “explicitare”

  • exploitation
  • exploit
  • exploiting
  • exploitative
  • exploitable
  • exploitive
  • exploiter
  • overexploitation
  • exploitability
  • nonexploitative
  • overexploit
  • superexploitation
  • exploitativeness
  • exploitatively
  • unexploitable
  • exploitee
  • nonexploitive
  • nonexploitation
  • exploitational
  • exploitively
  • antiexploitation
  • exploiture
  • superexploit
  • teensploitation
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