英语词汇clevis的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	clevis
词源	clevis n. "U-shaped iron bar with holes at the ends for a bolt or pin, used as a fastener," 1590s, of unknown origin; perhaps from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse klofi "a cleft," from Proto-Germanic klub‑ "a splitting," from PIE root gleubh- "to tear apart, cleave." Also uncertain is whether it is originally a plural or a singular. Entries linking to clevis *gleubh- Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to tear apart, cleave." It forms all or part of: cleave (v.1) "to split, part or divide by force;" cleft; clever; clevis; clove (n.2) "slice of garlic;" glyptodon; hieroglyphic; petroglyph. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Greek glyphe "a carving," glyphein "to hollow out, cut out with a knife, engrave, carve;" Latin glubere "to peel, shell, strip;" Old High German klioban, Old English cleofan, Old Norse kljufa "to cleave," Old Norse klofi, Middle Dutch clove "a cleft." updated on December 22, 2017
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clevis n.