Where does “disclose” come from?

Disclose comes from Middle English disclosen, from Middle French desclos, from Old French desclore, from Vulgar Latin disclaudere, ultimately from Latin claudere meaning to shut or close.

disclose (English): To open up, unfasten; To uncover, physically...

Definitions

  1. To open up, unfasten; To uncover, physically...

Ancestry of “disclose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdisclosen
2Middle Frenchdesclos
3Old Frenchdesclore
4Vulgar Latindisclaudere
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “disclose

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