myEtymology.com: English etymology of xor

Etymology of the English word xor

the English word xor

derived from the English word exclusive

derived from the Medieval Latin word exclusivus (exclusive)

derived from the Latin word exclusus

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 *eghs

derived 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 English word or

derived from the English word ay

derived from the English word whether

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khwatharaz

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

derived from the English word ar

derived from the Late Latin word er

derived from the English word exclusive OR

Word found in Modern English