Where does “declinate” come from?

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

declinate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “declinate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindeclinoI bend, turn aside/away, deflect; I inflect,...
2LatinclinoI bend, incline
3Proto-Italickl(e)inō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Italic kl(e)inō →