CLĀVEM → llave · clé · chiave
The same three-consonant start, six fates: French and Catalan kept cl- intact (clé, clau), Italian slid it to chi-, Romanian to a softened k (cheie), Spanish fused it into a single ll and Portuguese into ch (chave).
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CLĀVEM
‘key’
Classical Latin accusative; V is still a w
Classical Latin accusative; V is still a w
Classical Latin accusative; V is still a w
Classical Latin accusative; V is still a w
Classical Latin accusative; V is still a w
Classical Latin accusative; V is still a w
The same three-consonant start, six fates: French and Catalan kept cl- intact (clé, clau), Italian slid it to chi-, Romanian to a softened k (cheie), Spanish fused it into a single ll and Portuguese into ch (chave).
Forms are written in IPA, the International Phonetic Alphabet: one symbol, one sound. Stressed syllables carry ˈ. Dates are approximate and given only where the handbooks agree. 24 word journeys.