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
Ancestry of “declivus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | clivus | A slope, hill, rise |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱleywós | sloped, curved |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “declivus”