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Where does “microclimatico” come from?

microclimatico (Italian) comes from Italian climatico, from French climatique, from Ancient Greek κλιματικός, from Ancient Greek κλῐ́μᾰ, from Ancient Greek κλῐ́νω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

microclimatico (Italian): microclimatic

Definitions

  1. microclimatic

Ancestry of “microclimatico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianclimaticoclimatic, weather
2Frenchclimatiqueclimate, climatic
3Ancient Greekκλιματικός—
4Ancient Greekκλῐ́μᾰ—
5Ancient Greekκλῐ́νωto slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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