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): clade
Ancestry of “clade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | clades | a breaking; destruction, disaster |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₂d- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |