pand
Latinspread, open, extend
Variants:pandpanspate
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About This Root
From Latin pandere (to spread out, open, extend) and its past participle passum/patentem. Expand (spread out) is the most common derivative. Patent (lying open) and expanse (a wide stretch) also belong here. Company traces back through Old French from com- + panis (bread), not this root.
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expand
To make or become larger; to develop or elaborate
expansion
The process of becoming larger or more extensive
patent
An exclusive legal right granted to an inventor; obvious and apparent
expanse
A wide, open stretch of land, sea, or sky
expansive
Wide in scope; open and talkative in manner
expanding
Growing or causing something to become larger