Etymology

claustrophiliac

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Today it means: One who has claustrophilia. Full definition →

Latin claustrum
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The story

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

Latin claustrum (“a shut in place”) + -philiac

Words from the same roots

Latinclaustrum all →

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