Where does “closet” come from?
closet (Welsh) 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 (Welsh): closet; second-person singular conditional of...
Definitions
- closet; second-person singular conditional of...
Ancestry of “closet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |