Where does “палеоклиматология” come from?
палеоклиматология (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek κλίμα, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “палеоклиматология”, step by step
палеоклиматология traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek κλίμα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Ancient Greek παλαιός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παλαιός | old, aged; ancient, of times past; time-honoured,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |