English
acclimate
Acclimate comes from French acclimater ‘to acclimatize’, from climat ‘climate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱley-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱl̥néyti‘to be leaning, sloped, bent’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*klíňňōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκλῑ́νωklī́nō‘to bend’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκλῐ́μᾰklĭ́mă‘a slope, incline, inclination’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEclima‘slope, inclination’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600climat
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘climate’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentacclimater‘to acclimatize’
- Englishtodayacclimate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱley-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱl̥néyti‘to be leaning, sloped, bent’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*klíňňōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκλῑ́νωklī́nō‘to bend’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκλῐ́μᾰklĭ́mă‘a slope, incline, inclination’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEclima‘slope, inclination’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600climat
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘climate’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentacclimater‘to acclimatize’
- Englishtodayacclimate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-
law, low, lean, decline, ladder, lid, inclination, eyelid, incline, clinician, declension, recline, proclivity, declination, 25 more
through Proto-Hellenic *klíňňō
through Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω ‘to bend’
Today it means
verb To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- / acclimate