Where does “forecloser” come from?
forecloser (English) comes from English foreclose, from Middle English foreclosen, from Old French forclos, from Old French clore, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
forecloser (English): Someone who forecloses
Definitions
- Someone who forecloses
Ancestry of “forecloser”, step by step
forecloser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foreclose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foreclose | To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has... |
| 2 | Middle English | foreclosen | — |
| 3 | Old French | forclos | — |
| 4 | Old French | clore | to close; to enclose |
| 5 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |