Where does “cluebat” come from?

cluebat (Latin) comes from Latin clueo, from Proto-Italic kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

cluebat (Latin): third-person singular imperfect active indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular imperfect active indicative...

Ancestry of “cluebat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinclueoI am called or named; I am reputed
2Proto-Italickluēōto be known
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Italic kluēō