Where does “exclusionary” come from?
Exclusionary derives from Latin -ārius, a suffix denoting agents or relations, combined with Latin -ālis and Latin ex-, from Latin ex meaning "out," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kel- meaning "to drive or push."
exclusionary (English): Acting to exclude something
Definitions
- Acting to exclude something
Ancestry of “exclusionary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | exclusion | The act of excluding or shutting out; removal... |
| 2 | Latin | exclūsiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “exclusionary”