English
claustral
Claustral comes from Latin claustrum ‘cloister’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂ud- ‘key, hook, nail’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kleh₂ud-‘key, hook, nail’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*klaudtromreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEclaustrum‘cloister’
- Englishtodayclaustral
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kleh₂ud-‘key, hook, nail’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*klaudtromreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEclaustrum‘cloister’
- Englishtodayclaustral
The story
Based on Latin claustrum (‘cloister’).
Linked words
through Latin claustrum ‘cloister’
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to a cloister.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂ud- / claustral