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English word explain comes from Latin plano, Latin evanescere

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plano (Latin)

evanescere (Latin)

explano (Latin)

explaner (Old French)

explanen (Middle English)

explain (English)

(obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.. (obsolete) To unfold or make visible.. To give a valid excuse for some past behavior.. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

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