myEtymology.com: French etymology of escluse

Etymology of the French word escluse

the Old French word escluse

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 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 *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)

English sluice

Word found in Old French