Where does “clíomeolaíocht” come from?
clíomeolaíocht (Irish) comes 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.
clíomeolaíocht (Irish): climatology
Definitions
- climatology
Ancestry of “clíomeolaíocht”, step by step
clíomeolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish clíoma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | clíoma | climate |
| 2 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |