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Where does “inchiavabile” come from?

inchiavabile (Italian) comes from Italian chiavabile, from Italian chiavare, from Italian chiave, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

inchiavabile (Italian): unfuckable

Definitions

  1. unfuckable

Ancestry of “inchiavabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchiavabilefuckable
2Italianchiavareto lock; to nail; to affix, attach
3Italianchiavekey; spanner
4Latinclāvis—
5Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
6Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
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