Latin
expandō
‘to spread something out’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin expandō.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin expandō, most familiar first.
- expansion ← expānsiō
- expand ← espaundre
- spawn ← spawnen ← espaundre ← espandre
- expanse ← expansum
- spandrel ← espandre
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Etymograph / Latin expandō