Where does “inclined” come from?
Inclined comes from Middle English -ed, from Latin inclīnō meaning to bend or lean, from Latin in- and Latin in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- meaning to bend and ne.
inclined (English): At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped;...
Definitions
- At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped;...
Ancestry of “inclined”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 3 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |
Words derived from “inclined”