Where does “meteorológia” come from?
meteorológia (Hungarian) comes from German Meteorologie, from French météorologie, 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.
meteorológia (Hungarian): meteorology
Ancestry of “meteorológia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Meteorologie | meteorology |
| 2 | French | météorologie | meteorology |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετεωρολογία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρος | lifted up, on high, in air |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “meteorológia”