Where does “closluach” come from?
closluach (Irish) comes from Irish clós, from English close, from Middle English closen, from Old English clȳsan, from Old English klūsijan, from Latin clausum, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere — close.
closluach (Irish): aural value
Ancestry of “closluach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | clós | close, enclosure; yard; close, court |
| 2 | English | close | To remove a gap; To finish, to terminate; To come... |
| 3 | Middle English | closen | to close, enclose |
| 4 | Old English | clȳsan | to close, shut |
| 5 | Old English | klūsijan | to close, shut in |
| 6 | Latin | clausum | enclosed space, enclosure; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 8 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 9 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |