Where does “elusive” come from?

elusive (Italian) comes from Italian elusivo, from Latin ēlūsus, from Latin ēlūdō, from Latin ē-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

elusive (Italian): feminine plural of elusivo

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of elusivo

Ancestry of “elusive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianelusivoelusive; evasive
2Latinēlūsusdeceived, tricked, fooled, having been deceived
3Latinēlūdōto finish play, cease to sport
4Latinē-—
5Latinēx-out, away
6Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Latin ē- →