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Where does “clima” come from?

clima (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κλίμα, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

clima (Latin): slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area...

Definitions

  1. slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area...

Ancestry of “clima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλίμαa slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope...
2Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “clima”

  • climate
  • climatic
  • clime
  • acclimation
  • microclimate
  • climatology
  • acclimatization
  • climatological
  • acclimate
  • acclimatize
  • climatically
  • paleoclimate
  • acclimatisation
  • climatal
  • paleoclimatic
  • bioclimatic
  • microclimatic
  • climatologist
  • agroclimatic
  • palaeoclimatic
  • paleoclimatology
  • climatologic
  • hydroclimatic
  • macroclimate
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