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

  1. inclination; ascent or descent; a gradient

Ancestry of “clivity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclīvusslope, hill, rise
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱleywo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱleywo- →