claudo

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I shut, close, lock
  • I imprison, confine
  • I besiege, blockade
  • I limit, restrict

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *klaudō derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w-, *kleh₂u- (nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors, key, hook), *(s)kleh₂w- (hook, peg, crook, a peg, a crook).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kleh₂w-

Gloss

hook, peg, crook, a peg, a crook

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