Latin

expandō

‘to spread something out’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin expandō.

5 English words in this record descend from Latin expandō, most familiar first.

• expansion ← expānsiō
• expand ← espaundre
• spawn ← spawnen ← espaundre ← espandre
• expanse ← expansum
• spandrel ← espandre

Etymograph / Latin expandō