Etymograph

English

mare clausum

Mare clausum comes from Latin mare clausum ‘closed sea’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmare clausum‘closed sea’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmare clausum‘closed sea’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun A body of water within the jurisdiction of a particular nation, and not part of the open sea.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin mare clausum / mare clausum