Where does “declinatory” come from?
declinatory (English) comes from Latin declinatorius, from Latin declinare, from Latin declino, from Latin clino, from Proto-Italic kl(e)inō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
declinatory (English): Containing or involving a declination or refusal,...
Definitions
- Containing or involving a declination or refusal,...
Ancestry of “declinatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | declinatorius | — |
| 2 | Latin | declinare | present active infinitive of dēclīnō;... |
| 3 | Latin | declino | I bend, turn aside/away, deflect; I inflect,... |
| 4 | Latin | clino | I bend, incline |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kl(e)inō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |