Where does “clausal” come from?
Clausal derives from English clause, which comes from Medieval Latin clausa, the feminine past participle of Latin claudere, meaning to close or shut.
clausal (English): Of, pertaining to, or constructed using clauses
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or constructed using clauses
Ancestry of “clausal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clause | A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and... |
| 2 | French | clause | clause |
| 3 | German | Klausel | term; clause |
| 4 | Spanish | cláusula | clause |
| 5 | Portuguese | cláusula | clause |
| 6 | Italian | clausola | clause, codicil |
| 7 | Latin | clausula | conclusion, close, end; the close of a period;... |
| 8 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |