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
- heteroclite
Ancestry of “heteroclit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hétéroclite | heterogenous; miscellaneous, motley; heteroclite |
| 2 | Latin | heteroclitus | heteroclitic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἑτερόκλιτος | irregularly declined or inflected |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |