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Where does “micrometeorologist” come from?

micrometeorologist (English) comes from English meteorologist, 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.

micrometeorologist (English): One who studies micrometeorology

Definitions

  1. One who studies micrometeorology

Ancestry of “micrometeorologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmeteorologista person who studies meteorology; a weather...
2EnglishmeteorologyThe science that deals with the study of the...
3Ancient Greekμετεωρολογία—
4Ancient Greekμετέωροςlifted up, on high, in air
5Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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