Where does “Klima” come from?
Klima (German) comes 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.
Klima (German): climate
Definitions
- climate
Ancestry of “Klima”, step by step
Klima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin clima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Czech klima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | klima | climate |
Words derived from “Klima”
- Weltklima
- Klimawandel
- Klimaforschung
- klimatisch
- Klimaerwärmung
- Klimaveränderung
- Klimaschützer
- Klimatologie
- Geschäftsklima
- Investitionsklima
- Klimaaktivist
- Klimaanlage
- Klimakanzler
- Klimakanzlerin
- Klimanotstand
- Klimaschutz
- Klimaskeptiker
- Wirtschaftsklima
- Klimaangst
- Klimaflüchtling
- Klimahysterie
- Klimakatastrophe
- Klimakiller
- Klimakipppunkt