Where does “cloistre” come from?

cloistre (Middle French) comes from Old French cloistre, from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

cloistre (Middle French): cloister

Definitions

  1. cloister

Ancestry of “cloistre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcloistrecloister
2Latinclaustruma bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure
3Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
4LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
5Proto-Italicklaudōclose
Every word from Proto-Italic klaudōEvery word from Latin claudoEvery word from Latin claudere
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