clavus

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Latin word clavus comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel-

*(s)kel- (Proto-Indo-European)

*(s)kleh₂w- (Proto-Indo-European)

*klāwos (Proto-Italic)

clavus (Latin)

A nail (metal spike). Callus, wart, tumor. Helm (of a boat). Purple stripe on the tunic. Rudder.

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