Where does “acclimator” come from?
acclimator (English) comes from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.
acclimator (English): One who or that which acclimates
Definitions
- One who or that which acclimates
Ancestry of “acclimator”, step by step
acclimator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English OR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 2 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 3 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 4 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via English acclimate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acclimate | To habituate to a climate not native; to... |
| 2 | French | acclimater | to acclimatize |
| 3 | French | climat | climate |
| 4 | Middle French | climat | — |
| 5 | Old French | climat | — |
| 6 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |