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Where does “exclūsīvus” come from?

exclūsīvus (Latin) comes from Latin exclūsus, from Latin exclūdō, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

Ancestry of “exclūsīvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexclūsus—
2Latinexclūdō—
3Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
4LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
5Proto-Italicklaudōclose
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