Where does “încuietură” come from?

încuietură (Romanian) comes from Romanian încuia, from Latin incuneāre, from Latin cuneō, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

încuietură (Romanian): lock

Definitions

  1. lock

Ancestry of “încuietură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîncuiato lock
2Latinincuneāre—
3Latincuneōto wedge in, secure by wedging, force in like a wedge
4Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū →Every word from Latin cuneus →