Where does “cloystrer” come from?
cloystrer (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.
cloystrer (Middle English): A cloisterer; a person living a monastic...
Definitions
- A cloisterer; a person living a monastic...
Ancestry of “cloystrer”, step by step
cloystrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English cloistre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Old French cloistrier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | cloistrier | — |