Where does “occlusivity” come from?

occlusivity (English) comes from English occlusive, from Latin occlūsīvus.

occlusivity (English): The condition of being occlusive

Definitions

  1. The condition of being occlusive

Ancestry of “occlusivity”, step by step

occlusivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English occlusive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishocclusiveThat tends to occlude; A plosive; A product that...
2Latinocclūsīvus—

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Latin occlūsīvus →Every word from English occlusive →