Where does “meteorologist” come from?
Meteorologist derives from English meteorology, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος (meaning lofty or high in the air), from Ancient Greek ἀείρω (to raise), combined with Ancient Greek μετά (beyond).
meteorologist (English): a person who studies meteorology; a weather...
Definitions
- a person who studies meteorology; a weather...
Ancestry of “meteorologist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meteorology | The science that deals with the study of the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μετεωρολογία | treatise on celestial phenomena |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρος | lifted up, on high, in air |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |