Where does “klini” come from?

klini (Esperanto) comes from Latin clīnō, from Proto-Italic kl(e)inō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

klini (Esperanto): to bend, tilt

Definitions

  1. to bend, tilt

Ancestry of “klini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclīnōto bend, incline
2Proto-Italickl(e)inō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “klini”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Italic kl(e)inō →