Etymology of the English word exclave
the English word
exclavederived from the English word
ex-using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsusing the English suffix
-clavederived from the English word
enclavederived from the French word
enclavederived from the Old French word
enclaverderived from the Latin word
in (in; over; in; in; in)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the Latin word
inclavareusing the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
clavis (door-key; bar, key for turning a press)
Date
The earliest known usage of exclave in English dates from the 20th century.
Cognates
German
ExklaveUsage
Word found in Modern English
