Where does “secluse” come from?

secluse (Latin) comes from Latin seclusus, from Latin secludo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

secluse (Latin): vocative masculine singular of sēclūsus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of sēclūsus

Ancestry of “secluse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseclususremote
2Latinsecludoto cut off from
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →