Where does “thermal” come from?
Thermal comes from French thermal, from New Latin thermalis, from Ancient Greek θέρμη meaning heat.
thermal (English): A column of rising air in the lower atmosphere...
Definitions
- A column of rising air in the lower atmosphere...
Ancestry of “thermal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | thermal | thermal |
| 2 | New Latin | thermalis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Θέρμη | Therma, Macedonia, Greece |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |