clavis
English
/ˈklæv.ɪs/
noun
Definitions
- (archaeology) A Roman key.
- A device for restraint of the hands.
- A glossary.
- (biology) A key; an identification guide; a series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin clāvis (key, bar, deadbolt, a key).
Origin
Latin
clāvis
Gloss
key, bar, deadbolt, a key
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
鍵
Emoji
⌨️ 🔐 🗝️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- claves English
- archiclavis Latin
- clavichordium Latin
- clavicula Latin
- clavicytherium Latin
- clavile Latin
- clāvis Latin
- conclave Latin
- Klaviatur German
- clavier French
- clave Spanish, Castilian
- llave Spanish, Castilian
- *(s)kleh₂w- Proto-Indo-European
- chave Portuguese
- clave Portuguese
- klawisz Polish
- clef Old French
- chave Old Portuguese
- *klāwis Proto-Italic
- clau Old Occitan
- ciave Istriot