Where does “makroklima” come from?
makroklima (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian makro, from French maquereau, from Middle French macquereau, from Old French maquerel, from Middle Dutch makelare, from Low German maken, from Middle Low German māken, from Old Saxon makōn — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
makroklima (Serbo-Croatian): macroclimate
Definitions
- macroclimate
Ancestry of “makroklima”, step by step
makroklima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian makro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | makro | pimp |
| 2 | French | maquereau | mackerel; pimp |
| 3 | Middle French | macquereau | — |
| 4 | Old French | maquerel | mackerel |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | makelare | — |
| 6 | Low German | maken | To make |
| 7 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | makōn | to make |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |
via Serbo-Croatian klima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | klima | climate; climate, atmosphere, mood; air... |
| 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 |