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Where does “eksklusiv” come from?

eksklusiv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Medieval Latin exclusivus, from English exclusive, from Latin exclūsīvus, from Latin exclūsus, from Latin exclūdō, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

eksklusiv (Norwegian Bokmål): exclusive; excluding

Definitions

  1. exclusive; excluding

Ancestry of “eksklusiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinexclusivusexclusive
2EnglishexclusiveExcluding items or members that do not meet...
3Latinexclūsīvus—
4Latinexclūsus—
5Latinexclūdō—
6Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
7LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
8Proto-Italicklaudōclose
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