myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of expansus

Etymology of the Latin word expansus

the Latin word expansus

derived 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 *eghs

derived from the Latin word pandere (spread out [passis manibus => with hands outstretched])

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *petə-

Italian spaso, Portuguese expanso, Spanish expansivo