Where does “cheville” come from?
cheville (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin cavicla, from Latin cāvicula, from Latin clāvicula, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
cheville (Old French): ankle
Ancestry of “cheville”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | cavicla | — |
| 2 | Latin | cāvicula | — |
| 3 | Latin | clāvicula | — |
| 4 | Latin | clāvis | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλείς | Something used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | klāwī́ds | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |
Words derived from “cheville”