Where does “clīnō” come from?

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

clīnō (Latin): to bend, incline

Definitions

  1. to bend, incline

Ancestry of “clīnō”, step by step

clīnō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic kl(e)inō

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

via Proto-Italic kleināō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickleināō—

Words derived from “clīnō”

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