Etymology of the English word exclusive
the English word
exclusivederived from the Medieval Latin word
exclusivus (exclusive)
derived from the Latin word
exclususderived from the Classical Latin word
excludere (shut out, shut off; remove)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
claudere (close, shut, block up; limp, stumble, falter)
derived from the Latin word
cludere (close, shut, block up; limp, halt; be weak)
Derivations in English
exclusivism,
xorCognates
Dutch
exclusief, French
exclusif, German
exklusiv, Norwegian
eksklusiv, Swedish
exklusivUsage
Word found in Modern English
