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Where does “acclimatare” come from?

acclimatare (Italian) comes from French acclimater, from French climat, from Middle French climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- — to cover; to incline.

acclimatare (Italian): to acclimatize

Definitions

  1. to acclimatize

Ancestry of “acclimatare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacclimaterto acclimatize
2Frenchclimatclimate
3Middle Frenchclimat—
4Old Frenchclimat—
5Latinclimaslope, inclination; A Roman unit of area...
6Ancient Greekκλίμαa slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope...
7Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “acclimatare”

  • acclimatamento
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