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Where does “climat” come from?

climat (Old French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “climat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclimaslope, inclination; A Roman unit of area...
2Ancient Greekκλίμαa slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope...
3Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “climat”

  • climate
  • climatic
  • microclimate
  • climatology
  • climatological
  • climatically
  • paleoclimate
  • climatal
  • paleoclimatic
  • bioclimatic
  • microclimatic
  • climatologist
  • agroclimatic
  • palaeoclimatic
  • paleoclimatology
  • climatologic
  • hydroclimatic
  • macroclimate
  • climatologically
  • bioclimate
  • geoclimatic
  • biogeoclimatic
  • ecoclimatic
  • paleoclimatologist
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