clave
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- (figurative) key to a problem or puzzle
- password
- code
- (music) clef
- (musical instruments) clave
Etymology
Borrowed 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
鍵
Emoji
⌨️ 🔐 🗝️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- claves English
- clavis English
- *inclāvāre Latin
- archiclavis Latin
- clavichordium Latin
- clavicula Latin
- clavicytherium Latin
- clavile Latin
- clavis Latin
- clāvis Latin
- clāvis, clāvem Latin
- conclave Latin
- Klaviatur German
- Klavier German
- chiavaccio Italian
- chiavare Italian
- chiave Italian
- chiavetta Italian
- controchiave Italian
- sottochiave Italian
- autoclave French
- clavier French
- clef French
- клавиату́ра Russian
- llave Spanish, Castilian
- αὐτός Ancient Greek
- *(s)kleh₂w- Proto-Indo-European
- chave Portuguese
- clave Portuguese
- klawisz Polish
- klaviatur Danish
- clef Old French
- klavo Esperanto
- chave Old Portuguese
- *klāwis Proto-Italic
- clau Old Occitan
- ciavetta Sicilian
- crai Sardinian
- ciave Istriot