Where does “inclusion” come from?
Inclusion derives from Latin inclusio, a noun formed with the suffix -tio from Latin includere (in- "in" plus claudere "to shut"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kel- "to conceal or shut."
inclusion (English): An addition or annex to a group, set, or total;...
Definitions
- An addition or annex to a group, set, or total;...
Ancestry of “inclusion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | inclusio | confinement, imprisonment |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |