Etymology of the English word sluice
the English word
sluicederived from the Old French word
esclusederived 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)
derived from the Latin word
exclusa (sluice)
derived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of sluice in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
sluiceway,
sluiced,
sluicingCognates
Dutch
sluis, French
écluse, German
Schleuse, Norwegian
sluse, Swedish
slussUsage
Word found in Modern English
