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Where does “ḱleywós” come from?

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

ḱleywós (Proto-Indo-European): sloped, curved

Definitions

  1. sloped, curved

Ancestry of “ḱleywós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “ḱleywós”

  • declivity
  • proclivity
  • acclivity
  • clivus
  • petroclival
  • clival
  • declivitous
  • clivis
  • proclive
  • clivity
  • acclivous
  • paraclival
  • indeclivis
  • acclivitas
  • clivis
  • proclivis
  • declivus
  • clivus
  • declivitatem
  • proclivitas
  • acclivis
  • declivis
  • acclive
  • declivitas
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