Where does “cloistre” come from?
cloistre (Old French) comes from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
cloistre (Old French): cloister
Definitions
- cloister
Ancestry of “cloistre”, step by step
cloistre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin claustrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | claustrum | a bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure |
| 2 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 3 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |
via Medieval Latin claustrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | claustrum | portion of monastery closed off to laity;... |