Where does “clos” come from?
clos (French) comes from Latin clausum, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
clos (French): past participle of clore; closed, shut; shut in,...
Definitions
- past participle of clore; closed, shut; shut in,...
Ancestry of “clos”, step by step
clos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin clausum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | clausum | enclosed space, enclosure; nominative neuter... |
| 2 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 3 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 4 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |
via Old French clos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | clos | enclosed outdoor area, such as a field or a... |