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
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”

forclose
forecloser
foreclosable
foreclosee

Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō →Every word from Latin claudo →Every word from Latin claudere →