Where does “clivellar” come from?
clivellar (Catalan) comes from Catalan clivella, from Catalan -à, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
clivellar (Catalan): to crack to make a crack or cracks in
Definitions
- to crack to make a crack or cracks in
Ancestry of “clivellar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | clivella | crack |
| 2 | Catalan | -à | -an; -ane |
| 3 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |