derived from 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-