Where does “disclosure” come from?

Disclosure comes from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere, from claudus meaning lame or limping, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kel- meaning to drive or move.

disclosure (English): The act of revealing something; The making known...

Definitions

  1. The act of revealing something; The making known...

Ancestry of “disclosure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclaususclosed, inaccessible; having been closed;...
2Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
3LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
4Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “disclosure

Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō
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