Etymograph

English

enclaver

From enclave + -er.

Formed from enclave + -er

Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- ‘nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for…’

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Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre ‘to lock in’

Old French enclaver ‘to inclose, lock in’

Middle French enclave

French enclave

English enclave

Today it means

noun A member of an enclave.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / enclaver