Etymograph

English

explainer

From explain + -er.

A compound of explain + -er

Latin plānus ‘level, plain’

Latin plānō ‘to flatten’

Latin explānō ‘to make plain, explain’

Old French explaner

Middle English explanen

English explain

Today it means

noun A guide that explains a topic.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / explainer