Where does “akklimatisieren” come from?
akklimatisieren (German) comes from French acclimater, from French climat, from Middle French climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- — to cover; to incline.
akklimatisieren (German): to acclimate, acclimatize to adapt to a new climate
Definitions
- to acclimate, acclimatize to adapt to a new climate
Ancestry of “akklimatisieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | acclimater | to acclimatize |
| 2 | French | climat | climate |
| 3 | Middle French | climat | — |
| 4 | Old French | climat | — |
| 5 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |