Where does “clade” come from?

clade (Italian) comes from Latin clades, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₂d-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

clade (Italian): massacre

Definitions

  1. massacre

Ancestry of “clade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincladesa breaking; destruction, disaster
2Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₂d-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₂d- →Every word from Latin clades →