Etymology

clime

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Today it means: A particular region defined by its weather or climate. Full definition →

Latin clima ← Ancient Greek κλίμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκλίμα“(zone of) latitude”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromclima
  3. English todayclime

Borrowed from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “(zone of) latitude”, literally “inclination”), from κλίνω (klínō, “to slope, incline”). See also climate.

Words from the same roots

Latinclima all →

Ancient Greekκλίμα all →

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