Etymology

claustrophilic

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Today it means: Of or relating to claustrophilia. Full definition →

Latin claustrum
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The story

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

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

Words from the same roots

Latinclaustrum all →

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