Etymology of the Latin word expansio
the Latin word
expansio (expansion; spreading out)
derived from the Latin word
expansumderived from the Latin word
expansusderived from 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 other languages
English
expansion, French
expansion, Italian
espansione, Portuguese
expansão, Portuguese
expansionista, Spanish
expansiónUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin
