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
- Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow...
Ancestry of “clivus”, 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 |
Words derived from “clivus”