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Where does “clūsura” come from?

clūsura (Latin) comes from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

Ancestry of “clūsura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclaususclosed, inaccessible; having been closed;...
2Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
3LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
4Proto-Italicklaudōclose
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