English
expone
Expone comes from Latin expōnō ‘to make conspicuous, to put something where…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘to place, put’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpōnō‘to make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500exponen
- Englishearliest quotation 1643expone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘to place, put’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpōnō‘to make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500exponen
- Englishearliest quotation 1643expone
Earliest quotation: 1643, William Drummond of Hawthornden: “it belongs to you alone to expone the Covenant”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
suppose, homeless, compound, impose, hamlet, bohemian, homely, hame, 49 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
prepositional, apposite, 38 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
site, situation, composition, posture, situate, supposition, preposition, positivism, compostela, situs, 40 more
through Proto-Italic *pozinō
opposition, proposition, deposition, disposition, compost, imposition, suppository, compositor, presupposition, impost, 23 more
through Latin pōnō ‘to place, put’
post, position, positive, purpose, opposite, propose, opponent, consolation, dispose, repository, compose, proponent, posit, presuppose, 54 more
through Latin expōnō ‘to make conspicuous, to put something where…’
Today it means
verb To expound; to explain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / expone