Where does “meteotsunami” come from?
meteotsunami (English) comes from English meteorological, from English meteorology, from Ancient Greek μετεωρολογία, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
meteotsunami (English): A tsunami-like wave of meteorological origin
Definitions
- A tsunami-like wave of meteorological origin
Ancestry of “meteotsunami”, step by step
meteotsunami traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meteorological
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meteorological | Of or pertaining to meteorology |
| 2 | English | meteorology | The science that deals with the study of the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετεωρολογία | treatise on celestial phenomena |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρος | lifted up, on high, in air |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |