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Where does “meteorographic” come from?

meteorographic (English) comes from English meteorography, from English meteor, from Middle French météore, from Latin meteōrum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

meteorographic (English): Of or pertaining to meteorography

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to meteorography

Ancestry of “meteorographic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeteorographyThe registration of meteorological phenomena
2EnglishmeteorA fast-moving streak of light in the night sky...
3Middle Frenchmétéore—
4Latinmeteōrum—
5Ancient Greekμετέωρον—
6Ancient Greekμετέωροςlifted up, on high, in air
7Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →