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Where does “precludere” come from?

precludere (Italian) comes from Latin praecludo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

precludere (Italian): To preclude, prevent, debar

Definitions

  1. To preclude, prevent, debar

Ancestry of “precludere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpraecludoI close or block; I forbid access to
2Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
3Proto-Italicprai-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “precludere”

  • preclude
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