Etymology

preclude

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Today it means: To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible. Full definition →

Latin praeclūdere ← Proto-Italic *klaudō ← Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kleh₂w-
  8. Proto-Italic*klaudō
  9. Latinclaudō
  10. Latinpraeclūdere
  11. English todaypreclude

Learned borrowing from Latin praeclūdere.

Words from the same roots

Latinpraeclūdō all →

preclusion

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