Where does “encravar” come from?

encravar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cravo, from French clavier, from French -ier, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

encravar (Portuguese): to stick into; to nail; to nail down; to encrust

Definitions

  1. to stick into; to nail; to nail down; to encrust

Ancestry of “encravar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecravohorseshoe nail; a type of nail used to crucify...
2Frenchclavierkeyboard; keyring; mouth, teeth
3French-ierused to form the names of trees bearing a...
4Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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