Where does “ċavetta” come from?

ċavetta (Maltese) comes from Sicilian ciavetta, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

ċavetta (Maltese): a key

Definitions

  1. a key

Ancestry of “ċavetta”, step by step

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