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Where does “clidion” come from?

clidion (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κλειδίον, from Old Georgian კლიტჱ, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

clidion (Latin): The collarbone of the tunny

Definitions

  1. The collarbone of the tunny

Ancestry of “clidion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκλειδίονLittle key; Synonym of κλείς; A kind of...
2Old Georgianკლიტჱ—
3Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
4Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
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