Where does “pyroclimate” come from?
pyroclimate (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.
pyroclimate (English): A hot, dry climate in which fires are common
Definitions
- A hot, dry climate in which fires are common
Ancestry of “pyroclimate”, step by step
pyroclimate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English climate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | climate | An area of the earth's surface between two... |
| 2 | Middle English | climat | — |
| 3 | Old French | climat | — |
| 4 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |