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Where does “climatise” come from?

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

climatise (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “climatise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclimatiserto air-condition
2Frenchclimatclimate
3Middle Frenchclimat—
4Old Frenchclimat—
5Latinclimaslope, inclination; A Roman unit of area...
6Ancient Greekκλίμαa slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope...
7Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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