Where does “foreclose” come from?
Foreclose comes from Middle English foreclosen, from Old French forclos and forclore, from Old French clore meaning "to close," from Latin claudere and claudo meaning "to shut or close."
foreclose (English): To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has...
Definitions
- To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has...
Ancestry of “foreclose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | foreclosen | — |
| 2 | Old French | forclos | — |
| 3 | Old French | clore | to close; to enclose |
| 4 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 5 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |
Words derived from “foreclose”