Where does “foreclosen” come from?

foreclosen (Middle English) comes from Old French forclos, from Old French clore, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

Ancestry of “foreclosen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchforclos—
2Old Frenchcloreto close; to enclose
3Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
4LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
5Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “foreclosen”

Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō →Every word from Latin claudo →Every word from Latin claudere →