Where does “climacterically” come from?
climacterically (English) comes from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
climacterically (English): In a climacteric manner
Definitions
- In a climacteric manner
Ancestry of “climacterically”, step by step
climacterically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English climacteric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | climacteric | Pertaining to any of several supposedly critical... |
| 2 | Latin | clīmactēricus | of or pertaining to a dangerous epoch in life, climacteric |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλιμακτηρικός | climacteric |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλῖμαξ | ladder; staircase; torture instrument shaped like... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |