Where does “klovagar” come from?

klovagar (Ido) comes from Ido agar, from Esperanto aĝi, from Esperanto aĝo, from French âge, from Middle French âge, from Old French aige, from Old French edage, from Old French aage — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

klovagar (Ido): to nail

Definitions

  1. to nail

Ancestry of “klovagar”, step by step

klovagar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido agar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idoagarto do, act
2Esperantoaĝito have a certain age
3Esperantoaĝoage
4Frenchâgeage
5Middle Frenchâge
6Old FrenchaigeAlternative form of aage
7Old FrenchedageAlternative form of aage
8Old Frenchaageage
9Vulgar Latinaetaticumage
10Latinaetāsthe period of a life: lifetime, lifespan
11Latinaevitās
12Proto-Italicaiwotātsage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Ido klovo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idoklovonail
2Frenchclounail; clove; highlight, climax
3Spanishclavonail, spike; clove; corn
4Old Spanishclavo
5Latinclāvusa nail (metal spike)
6Proto-Italicklāwoscapable of closing something
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kleh₂w-a hook, crook, peg
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-