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English explanatory
Old English ġereccan (mention)
Middle English explanen (derived)
Middle English irecchen (mention)
Old French explaner (derived)
Latin explanō (derived)
Latin ex- (mention)
Latin planō (mention)
Latin planus (mention)

English self-explanatory (prefix)
English explanatorily (suffix)
English nonexplanatory (prefix)
English explanatoriness (suffix)
English unexplanatory (prefix)
English overexplanatory (prefix)