"one who carries a key of a room," c. 1600, from Latin claviger, from clavis "key" (from PIE root *klau- "hook") + stem of gerere "to bear" (see gest). Latin claviger also was an epithet of Hercules, from clava "club, knotty branch," which is related to clavis.
claustrophobic
claves
clavichord
clavicle
clavier
claviger
claw
clay
clayey
claymore
clean