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Where does “claustro” come from?

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

claustro (Italian): cloister; closure, closing; claustrum

Definitions

  1. cloister; closure, closing; claustrum

Ancestry of “claustro”, step by step

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