enclose etymology

Etymology:

• Middle English: enclosen, from Anglo-Norman French enclos, present participle of enclore "to enclose, shut in," from Vulgar Latin *inclausare, from Latin includere "to shut in," from in- "in" + claudere "to shut."

Meaning:

• To surround or confine within a boundary or barrier.
• To include or contain something within a larger entity.
• To shut off or isolate from others.

Origin:

• The word "enclose" ultimately derives from the Indo-European root *kleu- "to shut, lock," which is also found in Latin claudere, Greek kleiein, and Old English hlysan "to listen."
• This root originally referred to the act of closing or locking a door or gate, but its meaning gradually expanded to include any action that involves surrounding or confining something within a boundary.

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