Where does “idrometeora” come from?
idrometeora (Italian) comes from Italian meteora, from Latin meteōrum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
idrometeora (Italian): hydrometeor
Definitions
- hydrometeor
Ancestry of “idrometeora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | meteora | meteor |
| 2 | Latin | meteōrum | meteor |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρος | lifted up, on high, in air |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |