myEtymology.com: English etymology of preclude

Etymology of the English word preclude

the English word preclude

derived from the Latin word praecludere (close, block)

derived from the Latin word claudere (close, shut, block up; limp, stumble, falter)

using the Latin prefix prae-

derived from the Latin word prae (in front of; before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *prai-

Word found in Modern English