myEtymology.com: French etymology of enclos

Etymology of the French word enclos

the Old French word enclos

derived from the Old French word enclore

derived from the Vulgar Latin word inclaudere

derived from the Latin word includere (shut up, in, imprison)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

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

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

English inclose, English enclose

Word found in Old French