Where does “climão” come from?

climão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese clima, from Late Latin clīma, from Ancient Greek κλῐ́μᾰ, from Ancient Greek κλῐ́νω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

climão (Portuguese): an awkward or uncomfortable social situation

Definitions

  1. an awkward or uncomfortable social situation

Ancestry of “climão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseclimaclimate; mood; atmosphere
2Late Latinclīma—
3Ancient Greekκλῐ́μᾰa slope, incline, inclination
4Ancient Greekκλῐ́νωto slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Ancient Greek κλῐ́νω →