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Where does the word "conclude" come from? It comes from Latin concludere, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
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Where does the word "conclude" come from? It comes from Latin concludere, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
Conclude’s story begins in Latin: concludere meant “to close together.” To close together, to shut, from com- (together) and claudere (to close). It reached English by 1300s as conclude. Settled as the English word for bringing something to an end, or reaching a judgment. Today, conclude means to bring something to an end, or to reach a judgment based on reasoning.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient concludere "to close together", to close together, to shut, from com- (together) and claudere (to close).
- Stage 2 · English · 1300s conclude "to bring something to an end, or to reach a judgment", settled as the English word for bringing something to an end, or reaching a judgment.