Where does “declivus” come from?

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

declivus (Latin): sloping down

Definitions

  1. sloping down

Ancestry of “declivus”, step by step

declivus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin clivus

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

via Latin de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “declivus”

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