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 edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /enˈklaːβo/

Verb edit

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

nail onto

Descendants edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

Verb based on clāvis (“key”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɪnˈklaβo/

Verb edit

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

lock (in)

Descendants edit

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 edit

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