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Where does “chiavica” come from?

chiavica (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *clavĭca, from Latin clavaca, from Latin cloāca.

chiavica (Italian): sewer; sluice gate

Definitions

  1. sewer; sluice gate

Ancestry of “chiavica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*clavĭca—
2Latinclavaca—
3Latincloāca—
Every word from Latin cloāca →