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Where does “καβίλια” come from?

καβίλια (Greek) comes from Italian caviglia, from Old Occitan cavilla, from Vulgar Latin cavicla, from Latin cāvicula, from Latin clāvicula, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

καβίλια (Greek): wooden dowel, peg, treenail; marlinspike

Definitions

  1. wooden dowel, peg, treenail; marlinspike

Ancestry of “καβίλια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancavigliaankle; pin, peg
2Old Occitancavilla—
3Vulgar Latincavicla—
4Latincāvicula—
5Latinclāvicula—
6Latinclāvis—
7Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
8Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
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