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Where does “clausure” come from?

clausure (Latin) comes from Latin clausurus, from Latin claudō, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

clausure (Latin): vocative masculine singular of clausūrus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of clausūrus

Ancestry of “clausure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclausurus
2Latinclaudō—
3Proto-Italicklaudōclose
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