Where does “chiavare” come from?

chiavare (Italian) 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...

chiavare (Italian): to lock; to nail; to affix, attach

Definitions

to lock; to nail; to affix, attach

Ancestry of “chiavare”, step by step

chiavare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian chiave

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	chiave	key; spanner
2	Latin	clāvis	a key
3	Ancient Greek	κλείς	Something used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
4	Proto-Hellenic	klāwī́ds	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	kleh₂u-	nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

via Late Latin clavare

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	clavare	present active infinitive of clāvō; to fasten...
2	Latin	clāvus	a nail (metal spike)
3	Proto-Italic	klāwos	capable of closing something

Words derived from “chiavare”

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