Where does “secluding” come from?

secluding (English) comes from English seclude, from Latin secludo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

secluding (English): present participle of seclude

Definitions

  1. present participle of seclude

Ancestry of “secluding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsecludeTo shut off or keep apart, as from company,...
2Latinsecludoto cut off from
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →
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