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Where does “closure” come from?

closure (Old French) comes from Late Latin clausura, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

Ancestry of “closure”, step by step

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

Words derived from “closure”

  • closure
  • postclosure
  • misclosure
  • reclosure
  • nonclosure
  • overclosure
  • preclosure
  • subclosure
  • closure
Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō →