Where does “cloister” come from?
cloister (Middle English) comes from Middle English cloistre, from Old French cloistre, from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
cloister (Middle English): Alternative form of cloistre
Definitions
- Alternative form of cloistre
Ancestry of “cloister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | cloistre | A monastery or cloister; a place where a monastic... |
| 2 | Old French | cloistre | cloister |
| 3 | Latin | claustrum | a bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure |
| 4 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 5 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |