Where does “including” come from?
Include comes from Middle English includen, from Latin includo meaning to shut in, from Latin in- and claudus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ne and kel-.
including (English): Such as, among which; present participle of...
Definitions
- Such as, among which; present participle of...
Ancestry of “including”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | include | To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member |
| 2 | Middle English | includen | — |
| 3 | Latin | inclūdō | to shut up or in, confine, enclose, imprison, keep in |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |