Where does “closet” come from?
closet (Portuguese) comes from English closet, from Middle English closet, from Old French closet, from Old French clos, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
closet (Portuguese): dressing room, walk-in closet US, walk-in wardrobe UK a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
Definitions
- dressing room, walk-in closet US, walk-in wardrobe UK a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy
Ancestry of “closet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | closet | Any private area, bowers in the open air; Any... |
| 2 | Middle English | closet | — |
| 3 | Old French | closet | small enclosed area, such as a field or a paddock |
| 4 | Old French | clos | enclosed outdoor area, such as a field or a... |
| 5 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 7 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |