Where does “heteroclitos” come from?

heteroclitos (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

heteroclitos (Latin): accusative masculine plural of heteroclitus

Definitions

  1. accusative masculine plural of heteroclitus

Ancestry of “heteroclitos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑτερόκλιτοςirregularly declined or inflected
2Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-Every word from Ancient Greek κλίνω
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