Where does “climateric” come from?
climateric (Romanian) comes from French climatérique, from Latin clīmactēricus, from Ancient Greek κλιμακτηρικός, from Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
climateric (Romanian): climacteric
Definitions
- climacteric
Ancestry of “climateric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | climatérique | climacteric |
| 2 | Latin | clīmactēricus | of or pertaining to a dangerous epoch in life, climacteric |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλιμακτηρικός | climacteric |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλῖμαξ | ladder; staircase; torture instrument shaped like... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |