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Where does “cloistral” come from?

cloistral (English) comes from Latin claustralis, from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

cloistral (English): Of, pertaining to, resembling or living in a...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, resembling or living in a...

Ancestry of “cloistral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclaustralisof the cloister
2Latinclaustruma bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure
3Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
4LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
5Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “cloistral”

  • cloisteral
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