Where does “meteorit” come from?
meteorit (Finnish) comes from Finnish meteori, from Swedish meteor, from Latin meteōrum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
meteorit (Finnish): Nominative plural form of meteori
Definitions
- Nominative plural form of meteori
Ancestry of “meteorit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meteori | meteor |
| 2 | Swedish | meteor | meteor |
| 3 | Latin | meteōrum | meteor |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρος | lifted up, on high, in air |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |