Where does “cloud seeding” come from?
cloud seeding (English) comes from English seeding, from English seed, from English See, from Middle English seen, from Old English sēon, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
cloud seeding (English): The act of firing munitions containing silver...
Definitions
- The act of firing munitions containing silver...
Ancestry of “cloud seeding”, step by step
cloud seeding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seeding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seeding | present participle of seed; The arrangement of... |
| 2 | English | seed | A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an... |
| 3 | English | See | — |
| 4 | Middle English | seen | to see |
| 5 | Old English | sēon | to be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sehwan | to see |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via English cloud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cloud | A rock; boulder; a hill; A visible mass of water... |
| 2 | Middle English | cloud | A small elevation; a hill; A clod, lump, or... |
| 3 | Old English | clūd | mass of stone, rock, boulder, hill; rock, boulder |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | klūt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klūtaz | lump, clod; boulder, rock; hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gelewdos | — |
| 7 | Indo-European | *gel- | — |