Where does “underexclusive” come from?
underexclusive (English) comes from English exclusive, from Latin exclūsīvus, from Latin exclūsus, from Latin exclūdō, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
underexclusive (English): Not exclusive enough; tending to exclude too little
Definitions
- Not exclusive enough; tending to exclude too little
Ancestry of “underexclusive”, step by step
underexclusive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exclusive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exclusive | Excluding items or members that do not meet... |
| 2 | Latin | exclūsīvus | exclusive |
| 3 | Latin | exclūsus | excluded |
| 4 | Latin | exclūdō | to shut out; cut off, remove, separate from something |
| 5 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |