Where does “-cline” come from?

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

-cline (English): A specified form of slope or gradation

Definitions

  1. A specified form of slope or gradation

Ancestry of “-cline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-clinalAPI; having a specified slope
2Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “-cline”

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