Where does “inclusive” come from?
inclusive (French) comes from French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclusivus, from Latin inclusus, from Latin inclūdō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
inclusive (French): feminine singular of inclusif
Definitions
- feminine singular of inclusif
Ancestry of “inclusive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | inclusif | inclusive |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | inclusivus | — |
| 3 | Latin | inclusus | confined, enclosed; bound, restrained; included,... |
| 4 | Latin | inclūdō | to shut up or in, confine, enclose, imprison, keep in |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |