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Where does “clausus” come from?

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

clausus (Latin): closed, inaccessible; having been closed;...

Definitions

  1. closed, inaccessible; having been closed;...

Ancestry of “clausus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “clausus”

  • close
  • closely
  • closer
  • closing
  • clause
  • disclosure
  • closet
  • closure
  • closeness
  • closeted
  • nondisclosure
  • clausal
  • cloture
  • unclose
  • subclause
  • closemouthed
  • postclosure
  • misclosure
  • clausula
  • reclose
  • biclausal
  • reclosure
  • preclosing
  • closeth
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