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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

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
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