Where does “acclivity” come from?
Acclivity derives from Latin acclivitas, meaning an upward slope, from acclivis (sloping upward), composed of ad (to) and the root ḱley- (to lean or incline) via Proto-Indo-European ḱel-.
acclivity (English): A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side...
Definitions
- A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side...
Ancestry of “acclivity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | acclivitas | slope, ascent; steepness |
| 2 | Latin | acclīvis | — |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |