Etymology of the English word declivity
the English word
declivityderived from the Latin word
declivitas (declivity, slope, descent)
derived from the Latin word
declivis (sloping, descending, sloping downwards)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Late Latin word
clivus (slope, incline; sloping ground; which forbid anything to be done)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*klei-Date
The earliest known usage of declivity in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
French
déclivité, Italian
declive, Latin
decliveUsage
Word found in Modern English
