Cl(e)id(e) [Cleid, Clide]

Morpheme

Cl(e)id(e) [Cleid, Clide]

Type

bound base

Denotation

collarbone, clavicle, key, bar, bolt, lock, shut

Etymology

Latinized form of Ancient Greek kleidós, fom kleís

Evidence

cleidal, cleidocostal, cleidocranial, cleidoic, cleidomancy, cleidomastoid, cleidoscapular, cleidotomy, clidocostal, clidocranial, clidoic, clidomancy, craniocleidodysostosis, Cryptoclididae, Cryptoclidus, sternocleidomastoid