myEtymology.com: English etymology of cloistral

Etymology of the English word cloistral

the English word cloistral

derived from the English word cloister

derived from the Old French word cloistre

derived from the Latin word claustrum (barrier; bolt; key; monastery, cloister)

derived from the Latin word claudere (close, shut, block up; limp, stumble, falter)

using the English suffix -al

derived from the Latin suffix -alis