Where does “include” come from?
Include comes from Middle English includen, from Latin includo meaning to shut in, composed of the prefix in- and claudus relating to closure, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to shut or enclose.
include (English): To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a ...
Definitions
- To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a ...
Ancestry of “include”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | includen | — |
| 2 | Latin | inclūdō | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “include”