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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

  1. A large bone in fishes, which extends upward from...

Ancestry of “cleithrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκλεῖθρονA bar for closing a door; The boom of an harbour;...
2Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
3Proto-Hellenicklāyyō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
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