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Where does “inclusionary” come from?

Inclusionary derives from Latin -arius (agent/related to), -alis (pertaining to), in- (not), in (in), claudus (lame, closed), Proto-Indo-European ne (not), and kel- (to conceal).

inclusionary (English): Marked by inclusiveness

Definitions

  1. Marked by inclusiveness

Ancestry of “inclusionary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinclusionAn addition or annex to a group, set, or total;...
2Latininclusioconfinement, imprisonment
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “inclusionary”

  • noninclusionary
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