Etymology of the English word explode
the English word
explodederived from the Latin word
explodere (drive off stage by clapping; scare off; reject; explode)
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
plaudere (clap, strike)
Date
The earliest known usage of explode in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
implode,
exploded,
explodingCognates
Dutch
exploderen, French
exploser, German
explodieren, Norwegian
eksplodere, Swedish
exploderaUsage
Word found in Modern English
