Etymology

clausure

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Today it means: The act of shutting up or confining; confinement. Full definition →

Late Latin clausūra ← Latin clausus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromclausus
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromclausūra
  3. English todayclausure

Borrowed from Late Latin clausūra, from Latin clausus. See closure and cloture, which are doublets.

Words from the same roots

Late Latinclausūra all →

closure

Latinclausus all →

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