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Where does the word "expand" come from? It comes from Latin expandere, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
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Where does the word "expand" come from? It comes from Latin expandere, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
Expand’s story begins in Latin: expandere meant “to spread out.” 'ex-' plus 'pandere', to spread. It reached English by 1400s as expand. 'expanse' shares the root. Today, expand means to become larger.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient expandere "to spread out", 'ex-' plus 'pandere', to spread.
- Stage 2 · English · 1400s expand "to spread out", 'expanse' shares the root.