Where does “cavilla” come from?
cavilla (Old Occitan) 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...
Ancestry of “cavilla”, step by step
cavilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin cavicla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | cavicla | — |
| 2 | Latin | cāvicula | — |
| 3 | Latin | clāvicula | the tendril of a vine |
| 4 | Latin | clāvis | a key |
| 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... |