Etymology of the English word expose
the English word
exposederived from the Old French word
exposerderived from the Classical Latin word
exponere (set, put forth, out)
derived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of expose in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
exposal,
exposed,
exposure,
overexpose,
underexpose,
exposingUsage
Word found in Modern English
