myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of declive

Etymology of the Italian word declive

the Italian word declive

derived from the Late Latin word declivus

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-