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Where does “climatiser” come from?

climatiser (French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

climatiser (French): to air-condition

Definitions

  1. to air-condition

Ancestry of “climatiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclimatclimate
2Middle Frenchclimat—
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 “climatiser”

  • climatise
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