Where does “preclosure” come from?

preclosure (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.

preclosure (English): Before closure

Definitions

  1. Before closure

Ancestry of “preclosure”, step by step

preclosure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English closure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclosureAn event or occurrence that signifies an ending;...
2Middle Englishclosure
3Old Frenchclosure
4Late Latinclausuralock, bar, bolt; clasp; lock, bar, bolt; clasp
5Latinclaususclosed, inaccessible; having been closed;...
6Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
7LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
8Proto-Italicklaudōclose

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō