Where does “socchiudere” come from?

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

socchiudere (Italian): to half close

Definitions

  1. to half close

Ancestry of “socchiudere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchiudereto close, shut
2Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
3LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
4Proto-Italicklaudōclose
Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō →Every word from Latin claudo →Every word from Latin claudere →