Where does “closefisted” come from?
closefisted (English) comes from English close, from Middle English closen, from Old English clȳsan, from Old English klūsijan, from Latin clausum, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo — close.
closefisted (English): Unwilling to spend money; stingy
Definitions
- Unwilling to spend money; stingy
Ancestry of “closefisted”, step by step
closefisted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English close
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | close | To remove a gap; To finish, to terminate; To come... |
| 2 | Middle English | closen | to close, enclose |
| 3 | Old English | clȳsan | to close, shut |
| 4 | Old English | klūsijan | to close, shut in |
| 5 | Latin | clausum | enclosed space, enclosure; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 7 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 8 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |
via English fisted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fisted | Having some specific type of fist; simple past... |