Etymological root

*ḱley-

Proto-Indo-European

# *ḱley-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Proto-Indo-European
**Slug:** ley-6

## Words From This Root
- lean - To bend or move your body into a sloping position.
- ladder - A frame with steps used for climbing up or down, made of two long pieces joined by rungs.
- climate - The usual weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.
- lid - A cover for the top of a container, such as a box, jar, or pan.
- decline - To politely refuse something.
- clinical - Relating to the treatment of patients in a clinic or hospital.
- climax - The most exciting or important point of an event, story, or career.
- eyelid - The piece of skin that moves down to cover and open the eye.
- climactic - Forming or relating to the most exciting or decisive moment.
- anticlimactic - Disappointing because it is far less exciting than expected.
- declination - A polite refusal of an offer or invitation.
- cline - a gradient of continuous variation in a feature across a range
- incline - to lean or slope; also a sloping surface
- leaning - a tendency or partiality toward a particular view or thing

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Words from this root(14)

/ˈliːn/ To bend or move your body into a sloping position. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈlæd.ɚ/ A frame with steps used for climbing up or down, made of two long pieces joined by rungs. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈklaɪ.mɪt/ The usual weather conditions of an area over a long period of time. Meaning Off Sound Off

/lɪd/ A cover for the top of a container, such as a box, jar, or pan. Meaning Off Sound Off

/dɪˈklaɪn/ To politely refuse something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈklɪnɪkəl/ Relating to the treatment of patients in a clinic or hospital. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈklaɪ.mæks/ The most exciting or important point of an event, story, or career. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈaɪ.lɪd/ The piece of skin that moves down to cover and open the eye. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌklaɪˈmæk.tɪk/ Forming or relating to the most exciting or decisive moment. Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ˌæntiːklaɪˈmæktɪk/ Disappointing because it is far less exciting than expected. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌdɛklɪˈneɪʃən/ A polite refusal of an offer or invitation. Meaning Off Sound Off

/klaɪn/ a gradient of continuous variation in a feature across a range Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪnˈklaɪn/ to lean or slope; also a sloping surface Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈlinɪŋ/ a tendency or partiality toward a particular view or thing Meaning Off Sound Off

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