clavus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- a nail (metal spike)
- rudder
- helm (of a boat)
- purple stripe on the tunic
- callus, wart, tumor
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *klāwos derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w-, *kleh₂u- (nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors, key, hook).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)kleh₂w-, *kleh₂u-
Gloss
nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors, key, hook
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
爪
Emoji
💅
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- accloy English
- claves English
- clavis English
- triclavianism English
- *clavellus Latin
- archiclavis Latin
- clavichordium Latin
- clavicula Latin
- clavicytherium Latin
- clavile Latin
- clāvis Latin
- clāvus Latin
- conclave Latin
- sternocleidomastoideus Latin
- Klaviatur German
- clavier French
- clave Spanish, Castilian
- llave Spanish, Castilian
- κλείς Ancient Greek
- κλειδίον Ancient Greek
- κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ Ancient Greek
- *(s)kleh₂w- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)kleh₂w-, *kleh₂u- Proto-Indo-European
- chave Portuguese
- clave Portuguese
- klawisz Polish
- *kľučь Proto-Slavic
- clef Old French
- encloyer Old French
- کلید Persian
- chave Old Portuguese
- *klaudō Proto-Italic
- *klāwis Proto-Italic
- *klāwos Proto-Italic
- ключь Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- clau Old Occitan
- clavel Old Occitan
- ghiou Sicilian
- ghiovu Sicilian
- קלידא Aramaic
- ciave Istriot
- *klāwī́ds Proto-Hellenic