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Where does “meteoro” come from?

meteoro (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin meteorum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

meteoro (Spanish): meteor

Definitions

  1. meteor

Ancestry of “meteoro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmeteorummeteor
2Ancient Greekμετέωροςlifted up, on high, in air
3Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “meteoro”

  • micrometeoro
  • meteórico
  • micrometeorito
  • meteorito
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