Where does “Paläoklimatologie” come from?
Paläoklimatologie (German) comes from German Klimatologie, from German Klima, 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.
Paläoklimatologie (German): palaeoclimatology
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Paläoklimatologie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Klimatologie | climatology |
| 2 | German | Klima | climate |
| 3 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |