Where does “pycnocline” come from?

pycnocline (English) comes from English -cline, from English -clinal, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

pycnocline (English): A boundary layer in a body of water between areas...

Definitions

  1. A boundary layer in a body of water between areas...

Ancestry of “pycnocline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-clineA specified form of slope or gradation
2English-clinalAPI; having a specified slope
3Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “pycnocline”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Ancient Greek κλίνω →