Where does “klonklave” come from?

klonklave (English) comes from English conclave, from French conclave, from Latin conclave, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

klonklave (English): A meeting of the Ku Klux Klan

Definitions

  1. A meeting of the Ku Klux Klan

Ancestry of “klonklave”, step by step

klonklave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English conclave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconclaveThe set of apartments within which the cardinals...
2Frenchconclaveconclave
3Latinconclaveroom, chamber; enclosed space that can be locked;...
4Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English klan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishklanAlternative letter-case form of Klan
2EnglishKlanKu Klux Klan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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