archiclavis
Latin
noun
Definitions
- (Medieval Latin) the chief keeper of the keys in a Catholic church or monastery, i.e. the treasurer or chief abbot
Etymology
Affix 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
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- claves English
- clavis English
- 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