Where does “klavo” come from?

klavo (Ido) comes from Italian chiave, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

klavo (Ido): key on an instrument that is pressed to produce...

Definitions

  1. key on an instrument that is pressed to produce...

Ancestry of “klavo”, step by step

klavo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian chiave

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

via Esperanto klavo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoklavokey

via Spanish clave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishclavekey; password; code

Words derived from “klavo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u-Every word from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́dsEvery word from Ancient Greek κλείς