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Where does “bioclimatology” come from?

bioclimatology (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- — to cover; to incline.

bioclimatology (English): The interdisciplinary field of science that...

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  1. The interdisciplinary field of science that...

Ancestry of “bioclimatology”, step by step

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