Reconstruction:Latin/inclavo

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology 1

From in- +‎ clāvō, from clāvus (“nail”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /enˈklaːβo/

Verb

*inclāvō (present infinitive *inclāvāre, perfect active *inclāvāvī, supine *inclāvātum); first conjugation (Proto-Western-Romance)

nail onto

Descendants

Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: enclavar
- Occitan: enclavar
- Old French: encloer
  - French: enclouer
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: enclavar
- Portuguese: encravar
- Spanish: enclavar

Etymology 2

Verb based on clāvis (“key”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪnˈklaβo/

Verb

*inclāvō (present infinitive *inclāvāre, perfect active *inclāvāvī, supine *inclāvātum); first conjugation (Proto-Romance)

lock (in)

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: ncljei, ncljiari
- Romanian: încheia, încheiare
Italo-Romance:
- Old Italian: inchiavare
North Italian:
- Emilian: inčavär
- Venetian: inčavar
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: enclavar
- French: enclaver
- Occitan: enclavar
Ibero-Romance:
- Spanish: enllavar

References

inchiavare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “inclavare”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 318

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