Latin
dēclīnō
‘to bend, deviate, turn aside/away, deflect’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin dēclīnō.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin dēclīnō, most familiar first.
- decline ← declinen
- declination ← declinacioun ← declinatio
- declension ← declinson ← declinaison ← dēclīnātiō
- declinate ← dēclīnātus
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Etymograph / Latin dēclīnō