Where does “clause” come from?
clause (Middle English) comes from Old French clause, from Medieval Latin clausa, from Latin clausula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
clause (Middle English): sentence, clause; statement, line; writing, text,...
Definitions
- sentence, clause; statement, line; writing, text,...
Ancestry of “clause”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | clause | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | clausa | — |
| 3 | Latin | clausula | conclusion, close, end; the close of a period;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |