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Where does “cliometrician” come from?

cliometrician (English) comes from English cliometrics, from English Clio, from Ancient Greek Κλειώ, from Ancient Greek κλέω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

cliometrician (English): An expert in cliometrics

Definitions

  1. An expert in cliometrics

Ancestry of “cliometrician”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcliometricsThe use of econometrics to study economic history
2EnglishCliothe {{l|en|Muse}} of history
3Ancient GreekΚλειώ—
4Ancient Greekκλέωto tell of, make famous, celebrate; Alternative...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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