Where does “chiavica” come from?

chiavica (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *clavĭca, from Latin clavaca, from Latin cloāca — An underground drain, sewer.

chiavica (Italian): sewer; sluice gate

Definitions

  1. sewer; sluice gate

Ancestry of “chiavica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*clavĭca—
2Latinclavaca—
3LatincloācaAn underground drain, sewer
Every word from Latin cloāca →Every word from Latin clavaca →Every word from Vulgar Latin *clavĭca →