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Where does “cheville” come from?

cheville (English) comes from French cheville, from Old French cheville, from Vulgar Latin cavicla, from Latin cāvicula, from Latin clāvicula, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

cheville (English): A word or phrase whose only function is to make a...

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  1. A word or phrase whose only function is to make a...

Ancestry of “cheville”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchevilleankle; dowel, peg; wall plug
2Old Frenchchevilleankle
3Vulgar Latincavicla—
4Latincāvicula—
5Latinclāvicula—
6Latinclāvis—
7Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
8Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- →