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Where does “seclusively” come from?

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

seclusively (English): In a seclusive manner

Definitions

  1. In a seclusive manner

Ancestry of “seclusively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseclusiveServing or tending to seclude ; affecting...
2Latinsecludoto cut off from
3Latinsē-—
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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