Where does “escluse” come from?

escluse (Anglo-Norman) comes from Late Latin exclusa, from Latin exclūdō, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

escluse (Anglo-Norman): sluice, floodgate; sluice

Definitions

  1. sluice, floodgate; sluice

Ancestry of “escluse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinexclusaextrusion, gate; nominative feminine singular of...
2Latinexclūdōto shut out; cut off, remove, separate from something
3Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
4LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
5Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “escluse”

Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō →Every word from Latin claudo →Every word from Latin claudere →