Where does “clausure” come from?
clausure (Italian) comes from Italian clausura, from Late Latin clausura, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
clausure (Italian): plural of clausura
Ancestry of “clausure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | clausura | a cloistered life |
| 2 | Late Latin | clausura | lock, bar, bolt; clasp; lock, bar, bolt; clasp |
| 3 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 4 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 5 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |