Where does “clivity” come from?
clivity (English) comes from Latin clīvus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱleywo-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
clivity (English): inclination; ascent or descent; a gradient
Definitions
- inclination; ascent or descent; a gradient
Ancestry of “clivity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | clīvus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱleywo- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |