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)

1. 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)

1. 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