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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

  1. The science that deals with the study of the...

Ancestry of “meteorology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμετεωρολογία—
2Ancient Greekμετέωροςlifted up, on high, in air
3Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “meteorology”

  • meteorological
  • meteorologist
  • micrometeorological
  • meteorologic
  • meteorologically
  • hydrometeorological
  • micrometeorology
  • hydrometeorology
  • agrometeorological
  • biometeorological
  • agrometeorology
  • astrometeorology
  • hydrometeorologist
  • mesometeorology
  • micrometeorologist
  • astrometeorological
  • macrometeorology
  • mesometeorological
  • mesometeorologist
  • radarmeteorological
  • radarmeteorology
  • astrometeorologist
  • biometeorologist
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