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Where does “recluseness” come from?

recluseness (English) comes from English recluse, from Old French reclus, from Old French reclure, from Latin reclūdere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

recluseness (English): Quality or state of being recluse

Definitions

  1. Quality or state of being recluse

Ancestry of “recluseness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishreclusesequestered; secluded, isolated; hidden, secret;...
2Old Frenchreclus—
3Old Frenchreclure—
4Latinreclūdere—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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