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Where does “micrometeoro” come from?

micrometeoro (Spanish) comes from Spanish meteoro, 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.

micrometeoro (Spanish): micrometeor

Definitions

  1. micrometeor

Ancestry of “micrometeoro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmeteorometeor
2Medieval Latinmeteorummeteor
3Ancient Greekμετέωροςlifted up, on high, in air
4Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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