Where does “bithchlíomeolaíocht” come from?
bithchlíomeolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish clíomeolaíocht, from Irish clíoma, 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.
bithchlíomeolaíocht (Irish): bioclimatology
Ancestry of “bithchlíomeolaíocht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | clíomeolaíocht | climatology |
| 2 | Irish | clíoma | 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 |