Where does “chiostro” come from?

chiostro (Italian) comes from Late Latin claustrum, from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

chiostro (Italian): cloister

Definitions

  1. cloister

Ancestry of “chiostro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinclaustrum—
2Latinclaustruma bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure
3Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
4LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
5Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “chiostro”

Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō →Every word from Latin claudo →Every word from Latin claudere →