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Where does “pedoclimate” come from?

pedoclimate (English) comes from English climate, from Middle English climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

pedoclimate (English): a microclimate within soil that integrates the...

Definitions

  1. a microclimate within soil that integrates the...

Ancestry of “pedoclimate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclimateAn area of the earth's surface between two...
2Middle Englishclimat—
3Old Frenchclimat—
4Latinclimaslope, inclination; A Roman unit of area...
5Ancient Greekκλίμαa slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope...
6Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “pedoclimate”

  • pedoclimatic
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