myEtymology.com: English etymology of explosive

Etymology of the English word explosive

the English word explosive

derived from the English word explosion

derived from the Latin word explosio (explosion)

derived from the Latin word explosus

derived 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 *eghs

derived from the Latin word plaudere (clap, strike)

using the English suffix -ive

derived from the French suffix -ive

derived from the Latin suffix -ivus