explanatory

Meaning

Adjective

Origin

  • From Middle English explanen, from Old French explaner, from Latin explanō ("I flatten, spread out, make plain or clear, explain"), from ex- + planō, from planus; see plain and plane. Compare esplanade, splanade. Displaced native , irecchen (from , ġereccan).

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