Etymology of the English word explorer
the English word
explorerderived from the English word
explorederived from the French word
explorederived from the Latin word
explorare (search out, explore; test)
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
plorare (cry over, cry aloud; lament)
using the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
