myEtymology.com: French etymology of cloture

Etymology of the French word cloture

the French word cloture

derived from the Old French word closure

derived from the Late Latin word clausura (lock, clasp; lock)

derived from the Late Latin word clausus (closed, inaccessible; impervious to feeling)

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

English cloture