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
Ancestry of “cliometrician”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cliometrics | The use of econometrics to study economic history |
| 2 | English | Clio | the {{l|en|Muse}} of history |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κλειώ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλέω | to tell of, make famous, celebrate; Alternative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |