Where does “exclude” come from?
Exclude comes from Latin excludo, formed from the prefix ex- and root kel- meaning to shut or bar out.
exclude (English): To bar from entering; to keep out; To expel; to...
Definitions
- To bar from entering; to keep out; To expel; to...
Ancestry of “exclude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | exclūdō | to shut out; cut off, remove, separate from something |
| 2 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 3 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |
Words derived from “exclude”