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enclitic

The origin and history of enclitic.

Etymology

Enclitic derives from Late Latin encliticus, taken from the Ancient Greek enklitikos, meaning inclined towards. That Greek word comes from enklinein, to lean on, itself built from en, meaning upon, and klinein, to lean.

Origin: Ancient Greek

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