Etymology

claustrophilia

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Today it means: The love of, or arousal from, enclosed, tight places. Full definition →

Latin claustrum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromclaustrum“a shut in place”
  2. English todayclaustrophilia

Based on the Latin claustrum (“a shut in place”), from claudere (“to close”) + -philia ("love").

Words from the same roots

Latinclaustrum all →

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