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Where does “claustro” come from?

claustro (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin claustrum — portion of monastery closed off to laity;...

claustro (Portuguese): cloister

Definitions

  1. cloister

Ancestry of “claustro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinclaustrumportion of monastery closed off to laity;...
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