Where does “clore” come from?

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

clore (Old French): to close; to enclose

Definitions

  1. to close; to enclose

Ancestry of “clore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
2LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
3Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “clore”

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