Where does “meteorológiai” come from?
meteorológiai (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian meteorológia, 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- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
meteorológiai (Hungarian): meteorological
Definitions
- meteorological
Ancestry of “meteorológiai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | meteorológia | meteorology |
| 2 | German | Meteorologie | meteorology |
| 3 | French | météorologie | meteorology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετεωρολογία | treatise on celestial phenomena |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρος | lifted up, on high, in air |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |