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English word close comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w-, Old English claudō, and later Proto-Italic *klaudō (Close.)
*(s)kleh₂w- (Proto-Indo-European)
claudō (Old English)
*klaudō (Proto-Italic)
Close.
claudere (Latin)
clausus (Latin)
clos (Old French)
Enclosed outdoor area, such as a field or a paddock.
clos (French)
Closed, shut. Shut in, enclosed.
close (English)
(Ireland, England, Scotland, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.. (archaic) Concise; to the point.. (archaic) Dense; solid; compact.. (dated) Difficult to obtain.. (dated) Parsimonious; stingy.. (legal) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.. (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.. (now, rare) Closed, shut.. [...]