English Explanatory Dictionary

clusivity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The distinction between the exclusive first-person plural pronoun ("we, excluding you") and the inclusive first-person plural pronoun ("we, including you") in some languages.

Pronunciation

/kluːˈsɪvɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clusivity.wav

Word forms

clusivity

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English inclusivitybf. English exclusivitybf. English clusivity Back-formation from inclusivity and exclusivity.

Related words

clusive
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