myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of declinar

Etymology of the Spanish word declinar

the Spanish word declinar

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-

Dutch declineren, English decline, French décliner, French decliner, German deklinieren, Italian declinare, Latin declinare, Norwegian deklinere, Swedish deklinera