Etymology of the Latin word expandere
the Classical Latin word
expandere (spread out, expand; expound)
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
pandere (spread out [passis manibus => with hands outstretched])
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*petə-Derivations in Latin
expansus,
expansa,
expassusDerivations in other languages
Anglo-Norman
spandre, Anglo-Norman
espaundre, English
expand, French
épandre, Italian
espandere, Italian
spandere, Portuguese
expandir, Spanish
expandirUsage
Word found in Classical Latin
