Etymograph

English

explodey

From explode + -y.

Formed from explode + -y

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-d-

Latin plaudō ‘to clap’

Latin explōdō ‘drive out or off by clapping’

English explode

Today it means

adj Explosive; tending to explode.

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

Etymograph / explodey