Etymology of the English word expansion
the English word
expansionderived from the Latin word
expansio (expansion; spreading out)
derived 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
*petə-Derivations in English
sponson,
expansile,
expansionism,
expansiveCognates
Dutch
expansie, French
expansion, German
Expansion, Lithuanian
ekspansija, Norwegian
ekpansjon, Russian
экcпaнcия, Swedish
expansionUsage
Word found in Modern English
