Where does “claves” come from?
claves (Spanish) comes from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
claves (Spanish): plural of clave
Ancestry of “claves”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | clāvis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλείς | Something used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | klāwī́ds | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |