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
- present participle of seclude
Ancestry of “secluding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | seclude | To shut off or keep apart, as from company,... |
| 2 | Latin | secludo | to cut off from |
| 3 | Latin | sē- | — |
| 4 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |