English
expound
Expound comes from Old French espondre ‘to tell, to recount’, from Latin expono ‘to make conspicuous, to put something where…’, and ultimately from 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 CEexponoas exponere‘to make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400espondre‘to tell, to recount’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500expounden
- Englishearliest quotation 1891expound
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 CEexponoas exponere‘to make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400espondre‘to tell, to recount’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500expounden
- Englishearliest quotation 1891expound
Earliest quotation: 1891, Oscar Wilde, London; New York: “[…] Some day, when you are tired of London,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
suppose, homeless, impose, hamlet, bohemian, compound, homely, hame, 48 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
prepositional, apposite, 37 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
site, situation, composition, posture, supposition, preposition, situate, positivism, compostela, situs, 39 more
through Proto-Italic *pozinō
opposition, proposition, deposition, disposition, imposition, compost, suppository, presupposition, compositor, impost, 24 more
through Latin pōnō ‘to place, put’
post, position, positive, purpose, opposite, opponent, propose, consolation, dispose, repository, compose, proponent, posit, presuppose, pone, 53 more
through Latin expono ‘to make conspicuous, to put something where…’
Today it means
verb To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / expound