Where does “acklimatisering” come from?
acklimatisering (Swedish) comes from Swedish acklimatisera, from German akklimatisieren, from French acclimater, from French climat, from Middle French climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα — to cover; to incline.
acklimatisering (Swedish): acclimatization
Definitions
- acclimatization
Ancestry of “acklimatisering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | acklimatisera | to acclimatize, to acclimate |
| 2 | German | akklimatisieren | to acclimate, acclimatize to adapt to a new climate |
| 3 | French | acclimater | to acclimatize |
| 4 | French | climat | climate |
| 5 | Middle French | climat | — |
| 6 | Old French | climat | — |
| 7 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |