Where does “litometeor” come from?
litometeor (Romanian) comes from English lithometeor, from English meteor, from Middle French météore, from Latin meteōrum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
litometeor (Romanian): lithometeor
Definitions
- lithometeor
Ancestry of “litometeor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lithometeor | A suspension of dry dust etc. in the atmosphere |
| 2 | English | meteor | A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky... |
| 3 | Middle French | météore | — |
| 4 | Latin | meteōrum | meteor |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρον | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρος | lifted up, on high, in air |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |