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Where does “declinatorius” come from?

declinatorius (Latin) comes from Latin declinare, 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.

Ancestry of “declinatorius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindeclinarepresent active infinitive of dēclīnō;...
2LatindeclinoI bend, turn aside/away, deflect; I inflect,...
3LatinclinoI bend, incline
4Proto-Italickl(e)inō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “declinatorius”

  • declinatory
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