clin- root words — words with the clin- root

The root clin- comes from Latin clinare, meaning to lean, incline. 12 words in Dendril are built from it, including codeclination, declensional, declinable, declinate, declinational, declinatory, declinature, declinometer, inclinable, inclinatory, inclinometer, indeclinable. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the clin- root

Explore words with clin- — words containing the clin- root and sharing its sense of "to lean, incline". Examples include codeclination, declensional, declinable, declinate, declinational, declinatory, declinature, declinometer, inclinable, inclinatory, inclinometer, indeclinable. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does clin- mean?

The clin- root means to lean, incline, from Latin clinare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.