Where does “deacclimate” come from?
deacclimate (English) comes from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
deacclimate (English): To acclimate to an original climate or system (after being acclimatized to another)
Definitions
- To acclimate to an original climate or system (after being acclimatized to another)
Ancestry of “deacclimate”, step by step
deacclimate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English acclimate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acclimate | To habituate to a climate not native; to... |
| 2 | French | acclimater | to acclimatize |
| 3 | French | climat | climate |
| 4 | Middle French | climat | — |
| 5 | Old French | climat | — |
| 6 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |