Etymology

clavate

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Today it means: Resembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end. Full definition →

New Latin clāvātus ← Latin clāva
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromclāva“club”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromclāvātus
  3. English todayclavate

First attested in 1661; borrowed from New Latin clāvātus, from Latin clāva (“club”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, clav(a) + -ate.

Words from the same roots

Latinclāva all →

clavaclaviform

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