Where does “clīvus” come from?

clīvus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱleywo-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

clīvus (Latin): slope, hill, rise

Definitions

  1. slope, hill, rise

Ancestry of “clīvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱleywo-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “clīvus”

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