Where does “close” come from?
close (French) comes from French clos, from Latin clausum, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
close (French): feminine singular of clos; first-person singular...
Definitions
- feminine singular of clos; first-person singular...
Ancestry of “close”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | clos | past participle of clore; closed, shut; shut in,... |
| 2 | Latin | clausum | enclosed space, enclosure; nominative neuter... |
| 3 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 4 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 5 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |