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Where does “closture” come from?

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

closture (Old French): enclosed area

Definitions

  1. enclosed area

Ancestry of “closture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclausūra—
2Latinclaususclosed, inaccessible; having been closed;...
3Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
4LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
5Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “closture”

  • cloture
  • clôture
  • clôturer
  • cliôthuthe
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