Where does “claustrum” come from?

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

claustrum (Latin): a bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure

Definitions

  1. a bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure

Ancestry of “claustrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
2LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
3Proto-Italicklaudōclose

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