Where does “klimatologi” come from?
klimatologi (Indonesian) comes from Dutch klimatologie, from Dutch klimaat, from Middle Dutch climaet, from Middle French climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα, from Ancient Greek κλίνω — to cover; to incline.
klimatologi (Indonesian): climatology
Definitions
- climatology
Ancestry of “klimatologi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klimatologie | climatology |
| 2 | Dutch | klimaat | climate |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | climaet | — |
| 4 | Middle French | climat | — |
| 5 | Old French | climat | — |
| 6 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |