Where does “exclusively” come from?
Exclusively derives from English exclusive, from Latin exclusivus, formed from the Latin prefix ex- meaning "out" and a root ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
exclusively (English): to the exclusion of anything or anyone else;...
Definitions
- to the exclusion of anything or anyone else;...
Ancestry of “exclusively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exclusive | Excluding items or members that do not meet... |
| 2 | Latin | exclūsīvus | exclusive |
| 3 | Latin | exclūsus | excluded |
| 4 | Latin | exclūdō | to shut out; cut off, remove, separate from something |
| 5 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |