English
exclusivism
From exclusive + -ism.
A compound of exclusive + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- ‘key, hook’
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Latin claudō ‘to close’
Latin exclūdō ‘to shut out’
Latin exclūsus ‘shut out’
Latin exclūsīvus
English exclusive
Today it means
noun The practice of being exclusive; a mentality or policy that excludes others.
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Etymograph / exclusivism