Where does “météo” come from?
météo (French) comes from French météorologie, from Ancient Greek μετεωρολογία, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
météo (French): weather; weather forecast
Definitions
- weather; weather forecast
Ancestry of “météo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | météorologie | meteorology |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μετεωρολογία | treatise on celestial phenomena |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρος | lifted up, on high, in air |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |