Where does “clivus” come from?

clivus (English) comes from Latin clīvus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱleywo-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

clivus (English): Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow...

Definitions

  1. Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow...

Ancestry of “clivus”, 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

Words derived from “clivus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱleywo- →