Where does “incavigliatura” come from?
incavigliatura (Italian) comes from Italian incavigliare, from Italian caviglia, from Old Occitan cavilla, from Vulgar Latin cavicla, from Latin cāvicula, from Latin clāvicula, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
incavigliatura (Italian): dowelling
Definitions
- dowelling
Ancestry of “incavigliatura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | incavigliare | To peg |
| 2 | Italian | caviglia | ankle; pin, peg |
| 3 | Old Occitan | cavilla | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cavicla | — |
| 5 | Latin | cāvicula | — |
| 6 | Latin | clāvicula | the tendril of a vine |
| 7 | Latin | clāvis | a key |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κλείς | Something used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | klāwī́ds | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |