Where does “meteorology” come from?
Meteorology derives from French météorologie, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος, combining μετά and ἀείρω meaning "to lift," ultimately from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀲.
meteorology (English): The science that deals with the study of the...
Definitions
- The science that deals with the study of the...
Ancestry of “meteorology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μετεωρολογία | treatise on celestial phenomena |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρος | lifted up, on high, in air |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “meteorology”
- meteorological
- meteorologist
- micrometeorological
- meteorologic
- hydrometeorological
- meteorologically
- micrometeorology
- hydrometeorology
- biometeorology
- agrometeorological
- biometeorological
- agrometeorology
- astrometeorology
- mesometeorology
- hydrometeorologist
- micrometeorologist
- astrometeorological
- macrometeorology
- mesometeorological
- radarmeteorology
- glaciometeorology
- metorolojia
- astrometeorologist
- mesometeorologist