Etymology of the English word expatiate
the English word
expatiatederived from the Latin word
expatiari (wander from the course; spread out)
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
spatiari (walk; take a walk, promenade)
derived from the Latin word
spatium (interval, time, extent; race course, lap, circuit; space; area, expanse)
derived from the Latin word
patere (stand open, be open; extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*petə-derived from the Latin word
exspatiatioderived from the Latin word
exspatiari (digress, go from the course, wander from the way)
derived from the Latin word
spatiari (walk; take a walk, promenade)
derived from the Latin word
spatium (interval, time, extent; race course, lap, circuit; space; area, expanse)
derived from the Latin word
patere (stand open, be open; extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*petə-Date
The earliest known usage of expatiate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
expariating,
expatiatedUsage
Word found in Modern English
