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Where does “microclimatologist” come from?

microclimatologist (English) comes from English climatologist, from English climatology, from English climate, from Middle English climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα, from Ancient Greek κλίνω — to cover; to incline.

microclimatologist (English): One who studies microclimatology

Definitions

  1. One who studies microclimatology

Ancestry of “microclimatologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclimatologistA person who studies, professes or practices...
2EnglishclimatologyThe science that deals with climates, and...
3EnglishclimateAn area of the earth's surface between two...
4Middle Englishclimat—
5Old Frenchclimat—
6Latinclimaslope, inclination; A Roman unit of area...
7Ancient Greekκλίμαa slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope...
8Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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