Where does “климатический” come from?
климатический (Russian) comes from Russian кли́мат, from French climat, from Middle French climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- — to cover; to incline.
климатический (Russian): climatic; climate
Ancestry of “климатический”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | кли́мат | — |
| 2 | French | climat | climate |
| 3 | Middle French | climat | — |
| 4 | Old French | climat | — |
| 5 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |