Where does “biomicrometeorology” come from?
biomicrometeorology (English) comes from English micrometeorology, 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.
biomicrometeorology (English): The study of small-scale weather systems that have a biological cause (typically caused by large expanses of trees)
Definitions
- The study of small-scale weather systems that have a biological cause (typically caused by large expanses of trees)
Ancestry of “biomicrometeorology”, step by step
biomicrometeorology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English micrometeorology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | micrometeorology | The portion of meteorology dealing with the... |
| 2 | English | meteorology | The science that deals with the study of the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετεωρολογία | treatise on celestial phenomena |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρος | lifted up, on high, in air |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English Bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bio | Abbreviation of biology |
| 2 | English | biology | The study of all life or living matter; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |