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Where does “claudere” come from?

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

claudere (Latin): present active infinitive of claudō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of claudō;...

Ancestry of “claudere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
2Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “claudere”

  • close
  • closely
  • closer
  • closing
  • exclusively
  • clause
  • exclusive
  • exclusion
  • disclosure
  • closet
  • closure
  • disclose
  • closeness
  • exclusionary
  • exclusivity
  • recluse
  • exclusiveness
  • foreclose
  • closeted
  • nondisclosure
  • clausal
  • occlude
  • exclusivist
  • cloture
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