Where does “clástrafóibe” come from?
clástrafóibe (Irish) comes from English claustrophobia, from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
clástrafóibe (Irish): claustrophobia
Definitions
- claustrophobia
Ancestry of “clástrafóibe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | claustrophobia | The fear of closed, tight places |
| 2 | Latin | claustrum | a bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure |
| 3 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 4 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |