Etymology

expound

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Today it means: To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length. Full definition →

Middle English expounden ← Old French espondre ← Latin exponere
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromexponere
  2. Old French · derived fromespondre
  3. Middle English · inherited fromexpounden
  4. English todayexpound

From Middle English expounden, from Old French espondre, from Latin exponere. Doublet of expone and expose.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchespondre all →

expose

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