Where does “clivage” come from?
clivage (French) comes from French cliver, from Dutch klieven, from Middle Dutch clieven, from Old Dutch clievan, from Proto-Germanic kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.
clivage (French): cleavage; separation, dissociation; deep divide...
Definitions
- cleavage; separation, dissociation; deep divide...
Ancestry of “clivage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cliver | to cleave |
| 2 | Dutch | klieven | to cleave, to cut; to cut through |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | clieven | to cleave, to split; to split, to be split |
| 4 | Old Dutch | clievan | to cleave |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kleubaną | to split, to cleave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glewbʰ- | to split |