clavis.
a key
Meaning & usage
a key
ellipsis of clāvis trochī, an instrument in the form of a key, by which a top was set in motion
a lever or bar for tightening a screw press
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *klāwis, itself an i-stem derivation of the Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”) which gave also Latin clāvus (“nail”), an inherited Indo-European word originally denoting an instrument for unlocking doors.
dative/ablative plural of clāvus
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
dative/ablative plural of clāva
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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