seclusive
The origin and history of seclusive.
Etymology
A pseudo-Latinism: it comes from *sēclūsīvus, made up of sēclūdō (“to seclude”) and -īvus (“-ive”), from which the genuine Latin word sēclūsus arose. It equates to seclude + -ive.
The origin and history of seclusive.
A pseudo-Latinism: it comes from *sēclūsīvus, made up of sēclūdō (“to seclude”) and -īvus (“-ive”), from which the genuine Latin word sēclūsus arose. It equates to seclude + -ive.
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