Where does “paléoclimatique” come from?
paléoclimatique (French) comes from French climatique, from Ancient Greek κλιματικός, from Ancient Greek κλῐ́μᾰ, from Ancient Greek κλῐ́νω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
paléoclimatique (French): paleoclimatic
Ancestry of “paléoclimatique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | climatique | climate, climatic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλιματικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλῐ́μᾰ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλῐ́νω | to slope, incline |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |