myEtymology.com: French etymology of reclus

Etymology of the French word reclus

the Old French word reclus

derived from the Latin word reclusus

derived from the Late Latin word recludere (open; open up, lay open)

using the Latin prefix re-

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

derived from the Old French word reclure

derived from the Late Latin word recludere (open; open up, lay open)

using the Latin prefix re-

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

English recluse

Word found in Old French