proclivitas

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Latin

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Etymology

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prōclīvis +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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prōclīvitās f (genitive prōclīvitātis); third declension

  1. steep descent
  2. tendency, proneness, disposition, propensity

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Descendants

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  • English: proclivity
  • French: proclivité (learned)
  • Italian: proclività (learned)
  • Spanish: proclividad (learned)

References

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  • proclivitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • proclivitas in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • proclivitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press