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Where does “agrometeorology” come from?

agrometeorology (English) comes from English meteorology, from Ancient Greek μετεωρολογία, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

agrometeorology (English): The branch of meteorology that studies the effect...

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  1. The branch of meteorology that studies the effect...

Ancestry of “agrometeorology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeteorologyThe science that deals with the study of the...
2Ancient Greekμετεωρολογία—
3Ancient Greekμετέωροςlifted up, on high, in air
4Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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