Where does “claustra” come from?

claustra (Romanian) comes from French claustrer, from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

claustra (Romanian): to confine

Definitions

  1. to confine

Ancestry of “claustra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclaustrerto confine
2Latinclaustruma bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure
3Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
4LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
5Proto-Italicklaudōclose

Words derived from “claustra

Every word from Proto-Italic klaudōEvery word from Latin claudoEvery word from Latin claudere