Etymology of the English word cloisonne
the English word
cloisonnederived from the French word
cloisonnederived from the French word
cloisonnerderived from the Old French word
cloisonderived from the Vulgar Latin root
*clausioderived from the Late Latin word
clausus (closed, inaccessible; impervious to feeling)
derived from the Latin word
claudere (close, shut, block up; limp, stumble, falter)
Date
The earliest known usage of cloisonne in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
