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Where does “cabilla” come from?

cabilla (Spanish) comes from Old Occitan cavilla, 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...

cabilla (Spanish): rebar

Definitions

  1. rebar

Ancestry of “cabilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitancavilla—
2Vulgar Latincavicla—
3Latincāvicula—
4Latinclāvicula—
5Latinclāvis—
6Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
7Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Words derived from “cabilla”

  • kabilya
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- →