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Where does “acclimatization” come from?

Acclimatization comes from English acclimate, from French acclimater, from French climat, from Ancient Greek ἀ- and Latin ad-, ultimately from Latin ad and Ancient Greek κλίνω meaning to incline or lean.

acclimatization (English): The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring...

Definitions

  1. The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring...

Ancestry of “acclimatization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
2Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
3Old French-ation-ation
4Latin-ātiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “acclimatization”

  • acclimatisation
  • deacclimatization
  • acclimatizational
  • acclimatisational
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