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ex ponere
Latin · ancient
"to put out, to set forth"
to put out, to set forth, from ex- (out) and ponere (to place)
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exposer
Old French · medieval
"to put something on display"
carried into French for putting something on display
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expose
English · 1400s
"to reveal something hidden or protected"
settled as the English word for revealing something hidden
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