Where does “klimaatbeleid” come from?
klimaatbeleid (Dutch) comes from Dutch klimaat, from Middle Dutch climaet, from Middle French climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- — to cover; to incline.
klimaatbeleid (Dutch): climate policy
Definitions
- climate policy
Ancestry of “klimaatbeleid”, step by step
klimaatbeleid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch klimaat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klimaat | climate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | climaet | — |
| 3 | Middle French | climat | — |
| 4 | Old French | climat | — |
| 5 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |