Where does “clause” come from?
clause (French) comes from German Klausel, from Spanish cláusula, from Portuguese cláusula, from Italian clausola, from Latin clausula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
clause (French): clause
Definitions
- clause
Ancestry of “clause”, step by step
clause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Klausel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Klausel | term; clause |
| 2 | Spanish | cláusula | clause |
| 3 | Portuguese | cláusula | clause |
| 4 | Italian | clausola | clause, codicil |
| 5 | Latin | clausula | conclusion, close, end; the close of a period;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |