Etymology of the Latin word declinare
the Latin word
declinare (avoid, stray; vary; decline, conjugate, inflect; deflect, divert, turnaside)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
clinare (incline, slope; bend)
derived from the Greek word
klinein, κλίνω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*klei-Derivations in Latin
declinatus,
declinabilisDerivations in other languages
English
decline, Italian
dichinare, Italian
declinare, Portuguese
declinar, Spanish
declinarCognates
Dutch
declineren, English
decline, French
décliner, French
decliner, German
deklinieren, Italian
declinare, Norwegian
deklinere, Spanish
declinar, Swedish
deklinera
