Etymology

explosion

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Today it means: A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding. Full definition →

French explosion ← Latin explosiōnem ← Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-d-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-u-h₂-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-u-d-
  11. Latinplaudō
  12. Latinexplōdō
  13. Latinexplosiō
  14. Latinexplosiōnem
  15. Frenchexplosion
  16. English todayexplosion

From French explosion, from Latin explōsio, from explōdo (“to drive out by clapping”), from ex- and plōdo (“to clap or strike”). For more information see explode.

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