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Where does “încheietura mâinii” come from?

încheietura mâinii (Romanian) comes from Romanian încheietură, from Romanian încheia, from Vulgar Latin inclavare, from Late Latin clavare, from Latin clāvus, from Proto-Italic klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

încheietura mâinii (Romanian): wrist

Definitions

  1. wrist

Ancestry of “încheietura mâinii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîncheieturăjoint; wrist
2Romanianîncheiato conclude, end, wrap up, wind up, close; to...
3Vulgar Latininclavareto lock in
4Late Latinclavarepresent active infinitive of clāvō; to fasten...
5Latinclāvus—
6Proto-Italicklāwos—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kleh₂w-a hook, crook, peg
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
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