Etymology of the English word explanatory
the English word
explanatoryderived from the Late Latin word
explanatoriusderived from the Latin word
explanatorderived 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™-Usage
Word found in Modern English