Where does “subclave” come from?

subclave (Spanish) comes from Spanish clave, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

subclave (Spanish): subkey

Definitions

  1. subkey

Ancestry of “subclave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishclavekey; password; code
2Latinclāvisa key
3Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
4Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u-
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