Where does “clafoutis” come from?

clafoutis (French) comes from Old French claufir, from Latin clāvō, from Latin clāvus, from Proto-Italic klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

clafoutis (French): clafoutis type of dessert cake made with fresh fruits and batter

Definitions

  1. clafoutis type of dessert cake made with fresh fruits and batter

Ancestry of “clafoutis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchclaufir—
2Latinclāvōto nail, furnish, fasten with nails
3Latinclāvusa nail (metal spike)
4Proto-Italicklāwoscapable of closing something
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kleh₂w-a hook, crook, peg
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “clafoutis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāwos →