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Where does “clore” come from?

clore (French) comes from Middle French clore, from Old French clore, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

clore (French): close

Definitions

  1. close

Ancestry of “clore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcloreto enclose
2Old Frenchcloreto close; to enclose
3Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
4LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
5Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “clore”

  • close
  • closely
  • closer
  • closing
  • closeness
  • unclose
  • closemouthed
  • reclose
  • preclosing
  • closeth
  • recloser
  • closable
  • closereefed
  • closeby
  • closefisted
  • reclosable
  • closeminded
  • closeable
  • closen
  • closemindedness
  • closish
  • closehanded
  • nonclosing
  • recloseable
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