Where does “clave” come from?

clave (Italian) comes from Italian clava, from Latin clāva — a club, cudgel.

clave (Italian): plural of clava

Definitions

  1. plural of clava

Ancestry of “clave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianclavaclub; Indian club
2Latinclāvaa club, cudgel
Every word from Latin clāva →Every word from Italian clava →
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