Where does “claustrophobie” come from?

claustrophobie (French) comes from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

claustrophobie (French): claustrophobia

Definitions

  1. claustrophobia

Ancestry of “claustrophobie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclaustruma bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure
2Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
3LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
4Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “claustrophobie”

Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō →Every word from Latin claudo →Every word from Latin claudere →