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
- climate; climate, atmosphere, mood; air...
Ancestry of “klima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | climat | climate |
| 2 | Middle French | climat | — |
| 3 | Old French | climat | — |
| 4 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “klima”