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Where does “klima” come from?

klima (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

klima (Serbo-Croatian): climate; climate, atmosphere, mood; air...

Definitions

  1. climate; climate, atmosphere, mood; air...

Ancestry of “klima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclimatclimate
2Middle Frenchclimat—
3Old Frenchclimat—
4Latinclimaslope, inclination; A Roman unit of area...
5Ancient Greekκλίμαa slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope...
6Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “klima”

  • makroklima
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