myEtymology.com: English etymology of conclude

Etymology of the English word conclude

the English word conclude

derived from the Latin word concludere (conclude, finish; define; shut up, confine; contain)

using the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

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

The earliest known usage of conclude in English dates from the 14th century.

Word found in Modern English