Where does “esclusa” come from?

esclusa (Spanish) comes from Latin exclūsa, from Latin exclūsus, from Latin exclūdō, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.

esclusa (Spanish): lock

Definitions

  1. lock

Ancestry of “esclusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexclūsa
2Latinexclūsusexcluded
3Latinexclūdōto shut out; cut off, remove, separate from something
4Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
5LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
6Proto-Italicklaudōclose
Every word from Proto-Italic klaudōEvery word from Latin claudoEvery word from Latin claudere
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