The story
- Latin · derived fromclavis“key”
- English todayclavilux
Coined by the musician and inventor Thomas Wilfred (1889-1968), from Latin clavis (“key”) and lux (“light”).
Words from the same roots
Latinclavis all →
enclaveclefclaveautoclaveclavierclavesclavisclaviatureclaviform
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.