Where does “exclusief” come from?

exclusief (Dutch) comes from Latin exclūsīvus, from Latin exclūsus, from Latin exclūdō, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

exclusief (Dutch): exclusive

Definitions

  1. exclusive

Ancestry of “exclusief”, step by step

exclusief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin exclūsīvus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexclūsīvusexclusive
2Latinexclūsusexcluded
3Latinexclūdōto shut out; cut off, remove, separate from something
4Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
5LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
6Proto-Italicklaudōclose

via French exclusif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexclusifexclusive
2Latinexclūdere—
Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō →Every word from Latin claudo →Every word from Latin claudere →