Etymology of the English word expanse
the English word
expansederived from the Latin word
expansumderived from the Latin word
expansusderived from the Classical Latin word
expandere (spread out, expand; expound)
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
pandere (spread out [passis manibus => with hands outstretched])
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*petÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of expanse in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
