Where does “klita” come from?

klita (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German krite, from Latin Crēta, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

klita (Swedish): chalk

Definitions

  1. chalk

Ancestry of “klita”, step by step

klita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German krite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrite
2LatinCrētachalk
3Latin-āceusaceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to
4Latin-āxish, -y
5Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “klita

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iumEvery word from Latin -ius