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Where does “tié” come from?

tié (Gallo) comes from Old French clef, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

tié (Gallo): key

Definitions

  1. key

Ancestry of “tié”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchclefkey
2Latinclāvis—
3Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
4Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
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