Where does “heteroclit” come from?

heteroclit (Romanian) comes from French hétéroclite, from Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

heteroclit (Romanian): heteroclite

Definitions

  1. heteroclite

Ancestry of “heteroclit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhétérocliteheterogenous; miscellaneous, motley; heteroclite
2Latinheteroclitusheteroclitic
3Ancient Greekἑτερόκλιτοςirregularly declined or inflected
4Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-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