Where does “clathrate” come from?
clathrate (Latin) comes from Latin clathratus, from Latin clathri, from Ancient Greek κλεῖθρον, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
clathrate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of clāthrātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of clāthrātus
Ancestry of “clathrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | clathratus | grated, latticed; clathrate |
| 2 | Latin | clathri | trellis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλεῖθρον | A bar for closing a door; The boom of an harbour;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλείω | shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | klāyyō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂uyeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |