Where does “cleithrum” come from?
cleithrum (English) comes from Ancient Greek κλεῖθρον, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
cleithrum (English): A large bone in fishes, which extends upward from...
Definitions
- A large bone in fishes, which extends upward from...
Ancestry of “cleithrum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | κλεῖθρον | A bar for closing a door; The boom of an harbour;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλείω | shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | klāyyō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂uyeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |