Where does “acclimatizable” come from?
acclimatizable (English) comes from English acclimatize, from English acclimate, from French acclimater, from French climat, from Middle French climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα — to cover; to incline.
acclimatizable (English): Capable of being acclimatized
Definitions
- Capable of being acclimatized
Ancestry of “acclimatizable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acclimatize | To get used to a new climate; To make used to a... |
| 2 | English | acclimate | To habituate to a climate not native; to... |
| 3 | French | acclimater | to acclimatize |
| 4 | French | climat | climate |
| 5 | Middle French | climat | — |
| 6 | Old French | climat | — |
| 7 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |