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Where does “cleavers” come from?

cleavers (English) comes from Middle English clivers.

cleavers (English): plural of cleaver; "Galium aparine", a herbaceous...

Definitions

  1. plural of cleaver; "Galium aparine", a herbaceous...

Ancestry of “cleavers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishclivers—
Every word from Middle English clivers →