LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

inclāvāre1

*inclāvāre

Meaning

  1. Proto RomanceProto Western Romancereconstructionto lock (in)

Origins

Verb based on clāvis (“key”).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanenclavar
  • Frenchenclaver
  • Occitanenclavar
Balkan Romance
  • Romanianîncheia
  • Romanianîncheiare
  • Aromanianncljei
  • Aromanianncljiari
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishenllavar
Italo-Romance
  • Old Italianinchiavare
North Italian
  • Emilianinčavär
  • Venetaninčavar

In English words that came into English from inclāvāre

  • enclave*inclāvāre
  • cloy*inclāvāre
  • accloyinclāvāre
verb
inclāvāre2
*inclāvāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Western Romancereconstructionto nail onto

Origins

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

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanenclavar
  • Occitanenclavar
  • Frenchenclouerfrom Old French encloer
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseencravar
  • Spanishenclavar
  • Asturianenclavar

Quick answers

What does inclāvāre mean in Latin?
inclāvāre, a verb, means “to lock (in)”.
Which English words come from inclāvāre?
English words that go back to Latin inclāvāre include enclave, cloy and accloy.