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
- Relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone...
Ancestry of “petroclival”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | clival | Relating to the clivus |
| 2 | English | clivus | Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow... |
| 3 | Latin | clīvus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱleywo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |