Italian word spiegare comes from Latin plico, Latin evanescere, Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) explicquer (To explain.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| plico | Latin (lat) | (transitive) I arrive (this meaning comes from sailors, for whom the folding of a ship’s sails meant arrival on land). (transitive) I fold, bend or flex; I roll up. |
| evanescere | Latin (lat) | |
| explicquer | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | To explain. |
| explico | Latin (lat) | (of speech) I develop, set forth, exhibit. I deploy, extend, display. I disentangle, solve, settle, arrange, regulate, adjust. I explain. I unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo. |
| expliquer | French (fr) | To explain. |
| spiegare | Italian (it) | (transitive) to explain, elucidate, expound, show, account, understand. (transitive) to unfold, spread, open out, lay out, unfurl. |