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

clima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κλίμα

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

via Ancient Greek κλῐ́μᾰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλῐ́μᾰa slope, incline, inclination
2Ancient Greekκλῐ́νωto slope, incline

Words derived from “clima”

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