Etymology of the English word plosive
the English word
plosivederived from the English word
explosivederived from the English word
explosionderived from the Latin word
explosio (explosion)
derived from the Latin word
explosusderived 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)
using the English suffix
-ivederived from the French suffix
-ivederived from the Latin suffix
-ivusUsage
Word found in Modern English
