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Where does “inclusively” come from?

Inclusively derives from English inclusive, from Middle French inclusif, from Latin inclusus (enclosed), past participle of includō (to shut in), from in- (in) and claudus (lame, limping).

inclusively (English): In an inclusive fashion; In a manner which...

Definitions

  1. In an inclusive fashion; In a manner which...

Ancestry of “inclusively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinclusiveIncluding everything within its scope; Including...
2Middle Frenchinclusif—
3Medieval Latininclusivus—
4Latininclususconfined, enclosed; bound, restrained; included,...
5Latininclūdō—
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →