vectis

Meaning

1. (declension-3, masculine) a strong pole or bar used for leverage; lever; crowbar; handspike
2. (declension-3, masculine) a carrying-pole
3. (declension-3, masculine) a bar or bolt (for fastening a door)

Concepts

lever

jemmy

jimmy

crowbar

pry bar

high board

nail bar

Translations

levier

leva

hefboom

Hebel

palanca

alavanca

Stemmeisen

λοστός

palanqueta

μοχλός

Kuhfuß <Brechstange>

Geißfuß

pied-de-biche

Nageleisen

Kuhfuß

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwɛk.tɪs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wektis, from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰ-tis, from the root *weǵʰ- (“to ride”). Cognate with vehō, Sanskrit ऊढि (ūḍhi).