Where does “claustellum” come from?

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

claustellum (Latin): keyhole

Definitions

  1. keyhole

Ancestry of “claustellum”, 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
Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō →Every word from Latin claudo →Every word from Latin claudere →
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