Where does “enclore” come from?
enclore (Old French) comes from Latin inclūdere, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
enclore (Old French): to enclose; to include
Definitions
- to enclose; to include
Ancestry of “enclore”, step by step
enclore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin inclūdere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | inclūdere | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Vulgar Latin *inclaudere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *inclaudere | — |