Where does “schiavardare” come from?

schiavardare (Italian) comes from Italian chiavarda, 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...

schiavardare (Italian): to unbolt remove bolts from

Definitions

  1. to unbolt remove bolts from

Ancestry of “schiavardare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchiavardabolt
2Italianchiavekey; spanner
3Latinclāvisa key
4Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
5Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- →