Where does “clave” come from?
Clave derives from Spanish clave, from Latin clavis meaning "key," from Proto-Italic klāwis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-.
clave (English): simple past tense and past participle of cleave;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of cleave;...
Ancestry of “clave”, step by step
clave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autoclave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autoclave | A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for... |
| 2 | French | autoclave | autoclave |
| 3 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Spanish clave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | clave | key; password; code |