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English word explicit comes from Latin evanescere, Latin plicare, Latin plico, and later French expliquer (To explain.)
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evanescere (Latin)
plicare (Latin)
plico (Latin)
(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.
explico (Latin)
(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)
To explain.
explicitus (Latin)
explicite (French)
Explicit, unequivocal, overt.
explicit (English)
(euphemism) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic.. Very specific, clear, or detailed. (obsolete) Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.