Where does “nonclosure” come from?
nonclosure (English) comes from English closure, from Middle English closure, from Old French closure, from Late Latin clausura, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
nonclosure (English): Absence of closure; failure to close
Definitions
- Absence of closure; failure to close
Ancestry of “nonclosure”, step by step
nonclosure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English closure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | closure | An event or occurrence that signifies an ending;... |
| 2 | Middle English | closure | — |
| 3 | Old French | closure | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | clausura | lock, bar, bolt; clasp; lock, bar, bolt; clasp |
| 5 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 7 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |