Where does “petroclival” come from?

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

petroclival (English): Relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone...

Ancestry of “petroclival”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclivalRelating to the clivus
2EnglishclivusPart of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow...
3Latinclīvusslope, hill, rise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱleywo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “petroclival”

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