Where does “clyînmatique” come from?
clyînmatique (Norman) comes from Norman clyînmat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
clyînmatique (Norman): climate, climatic
Ancestry of “clyînmatique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | clyînmat | climate |
| 2 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |