Where does “météorologie” come from?

météorologie (French) comes 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.

météorologie (French): meteorology

Definitions

meteorology

Ancestry of “météorologie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	μετεωρολογία	treatise on celestial phenomena
2	Ancient Greek	μετέωρος	lifted up, on high, in air
3	Ancient Greek	ἀείρω	to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂wer-	to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
5	Proto-Indo-European	wēr-	true
6	Proto-Indo-European	wer-	to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “météorologie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- →