Where does “climigrant” come from?
climigrant (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
climigrant (English): A person who has migrated as a result of climate change
Definitions
- A person who has migrated as a result of climate change
Ancestry of “climigrant”, step by step
climigrant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English climate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | climate | An area of the earth's surface between two... |
| 2 | Middle English | climat | — |
| 3 | Old French | climat | — |
| 4 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English migrant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | migrant | A migratory bird or other animal; Traveller or... |
| 2 | French | migrant | Traveler or worker who moves from one region or... |
| 3 | Latin | migrans | migrating, departing to another place; going... |
| 4 | Latin | migro | I migrate, depart to another place, change... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | migrāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂migʷ- | — |