Where does “chiostra” come from?

chiostra (Italian) comes from Latin claustra, from Latin claudō, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

chiostra (Italian): circle, ring; enclosure

Definitions

  1. circle, ring; enclosure

Ancestry of “chiostra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinclaustraA lock, bar, bolt; A gate, entrance; A barricade,...
2Latinclaudōto shut up, close, lock
3Proto-Italicklaudōclose
Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō →Every word from Latin claudō →Every word from Latin claustra →