απλώνω

Lemma: απλώνω

Translation: to spread out; to lay out (verb)

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἁπλόω (haploō), meaning 'to unfold, spread out'. Related to the Greek adjective απλός (aplos) meaning 'simple, single'. The root comes from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ('one, as one'), which also gave English words like 'simple' and 'single' through Latin.