Etymology of the Latin word explicare
the Latin word
explicare (unfold, extend; set forth)
derived from the Late Latin word
plicare (to fold; fold , bend, flex; multiply by X , X-tuple; add together)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plek-using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDerivations in Latin
explicitus,
explicator,
explicatio,
explicativus,
inexplicabilis,
inexplicatus,
explicitum,
explicabilisDerivations in other languages
Italian
esplicare, Italian
spiegare, Portuguese
explicar, Spanish
explicar, Spanish
desplegar
