Etymology of the French word dilate
the French word dilate
derived from the Latin word dilatare (exaggerate, magnify; fill out; widen, broaden, expand)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word latus (side; side; flank; wide, broad; spacious)
derived from the Latin word ferre (to carry; to bear; bring, bear; tell)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bher-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *telə-
derived from the New Latin word di-
using the Latin prefix dis-