English
aclinic
Aclinic comes from Ancient Greek ἀκλινής ‘unswerving’, from κλίνω ‘bend’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- ‘to incline’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱley-1‘to incline’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱl̥-né-y-ti2‘to lean’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*klíňňō2reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκλίνω3klínō‘bend’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀκλινής3aklinḗs‘unswerving’
- Englishtodayaclinic3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κλίνω
- 3 Wiktionary, English aclinic
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱley-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti‘to incline’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱl̥-né-y-tiWiktionary, Ancient Greek κλίνω‘to lean’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*klíňňōWiktionary, Ancient Greek κλίνωreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκλίνωWiktionary, English aclinicklínō‘bend’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀκλινήςWiktionary, English aclinicaklinḗs‘unswerving’
- EnglishtodayaclinicWiktionary, English aclinic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- ‘to incline’
law, low, lean, ladder, decline, lid, inclination, eyelid, incline, declension, clinician, proclivity, declination, recline, acclimate, 23 more
through Proto-Hellenic *klíňňō
through Ancient Greek κλίνω ‘bend’
Today it means
adj Without inclination or dipping.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “aclinic”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti, Ancient Greek κλίνω. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- / aclinic