Where does “ἑτερόκλιτος” come from?

ἑτερόκλιτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ἑτερόκλιτος (Ancient Greek): irregularly declined or inflected

Definitions

  1. irregularly declined or inflected

Ancestry of “ἑτερόκλιτος”, step by step

ἑτερόκλιτος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κλίνω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Ancient Greek ἕτερος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕτεροςone or the other of two
2Proto-Hellenichə́teros—

Words derived from “ἑτερόκλιτος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Ancient Greek κλίνω →