Where does “clôture” come from?
clôture (English) comes from French clôture, from Old French closture, from Latin clausūra, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
clôture (English): Alternative spelling of cloture
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of cloture
Ancestry of “clôture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | clôture | fence; hedge, wall; closing, closure;... |
| 2 | Old French | closture | enclosed area |
| 3 | Latin | clausūra | lock, bar, bolt |
| 4 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 5 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |