Where does “claveau” come from?

claveau (French) comes from Old French clavel, from Latin clavellus, 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,...

claveau (French): keystone

Definitions

  1. keystone

Ancestry of “claveau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchclavel—
2Latinclavellus—
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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāwos →