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Where does “bioclimatological” come from?

bioclimatological (English) comes from English climatological, from English climatology, from English climate, from Middle English climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα, from Ancient Greek κλίνω — to cover; to incline.

bioclimatological (English): Relating to bioclimatology

Definitions

  1. Relating to bioclimatology

Ancestry of “bioclimatological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclimatologicalOf or pertaining to climatology
2EnglishclimatologyThe science that deals with climates, and...
3EnglishclimateAn area of the earth's surface between two...
4Middle Englishclimat—
5Old Frenchclimat—
6Latinclimaslope, inclination; A Roman unit of area...
7Ancient Greekκλίμαa slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope...
8Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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