Where does “clivis” come from?

clivis (Latin) comes from Latin clivus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱleywós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

clivis (Latin): dative plural of clīvus; ablative plural of...

Definitions

  1. dative plural of clīvus; ablative plural of...

Ancestry of “clivis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinclivusA slope, hill, rise
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱleywóssloped, curved
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “clivis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱleywós →
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