Where does “clival” come from?
clival (English) comes from English clivus, from Latin clīvus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱleywo-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
clival (English): Relating to the clivus
Ancestry of “clival”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | clivus | Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow... |
| 2 | Latin | clīvus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱleywo- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “clival”