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Where does “cligner” come from?

cligner (French) comes from Old French clignier, from Vulgar Latin cludiniare, from Latin clūdināre, from Latin clūdō.

cligner (French): to squint

Definitions

  1. to squint

Ancestry of “cligner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchclignier—
2Vulgar Latincludiniare—
3Latinclūdināre—
4Latinclūdō—

Words derived from “cligner”

  • clignoter
  • clin
  • clignotement
  • clignement
Every word from Latin clūdō →