Etymology of the English word esplanade
the English word
esplanadederived from the French word
esplanadederived from the Old Italian word
spianataderived from the Old Italian word
spianarederived from the Latin word
explanare (explain)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
planus (level, flat)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of esplanade in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
