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

Etymograph / Latin dēclīnō