myEtymology.com: French etymology of encloer

Etymology of the French word encloer

the Old French word encloer

derived from the Latin word inclavare

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Medieval Latin word clavis (door-key; bar, key for turning a press)

English accloy

Word found in Old French