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Where does “exclusion” come from?

Exclusion comes from Latin exclusio, the noun form of excludere, meaning to shut out or bar, formed from the prefix ex- and the root kel- meaning to conceal or shut.

exclusion (English): The act of excluding or shutting out; removal...

Definitions

  1. The act of excluding or shutting out; removal...

Ancestry of “exclusion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexclūsiō—
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “exclusion”

  • exclusionary
  • exclusionist
  • exclusionism
  • nonexclusionary
  • antiexclusion
  • exclusionarily
  • Exclusioner
  • self-exclusion
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