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Where does “ḱley-” come from?

ḱley- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ḱley- (Proto-Indo-European): to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline

Definitions

  1. to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline

Ancestry of “ḱley-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “ḱley-”

  • climate
  • decline
  • inclined
  • leaning
  • lean
  • ladder
  • inclination
  • declining
  • lid
  • climax
  • climatic
  • incline
  • Barlow
  • reclining
  • clime
  • Lewes
  • inclining
  • disinclined
  • declination
  • disinclination
  • declivity
  • proclivity
  • declension
  • leaner
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