Where does “forclusion” come from?
forclusion (French) comes from French forclore, from French clore, from Middle French clore, from Old French clore, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
forclusion (French): debarment
Ancestry of “forclusion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | forclore | to debar |
| 2 | French | clore | close |
| 3 | Middle French | clore | to enclose |
| 4 | Old French | clore | to close; to enclose |
| 5 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |