Etymology of climate

Etymology of climate
The word climate derives from the Latin clima (gen. climatis) "region, slope of the Earth,", which is a transliteration of the Greek clima (region, zone; κλίμα)

From the same root
incline, decline, inclination, declension, declination, declivitous, declivity, climax, clinic, lean

In modern Greek
1. clino : incline, slope, decline (grammar) [κλίνω]
2. clisi: inclination bent, slope gradient, declension [κλίση ]3. climax or climaka: scale, ladder [ κλίμαξ or κλίμακα]
4. apoclisi: declination, devergency, deviation [απόκλιση ]
5. cliticos: adj inflected [κλιτικός ]
6. clini : bed [κλίνη]
7. clinici : clinic [κλινική]
8. clima: climate [κλίμα ]

OED

Η λέξη climate προέργεται από Λατινικό clima (γεν. climatis), από το ελληνικό κλίμα. 


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