English

pyroclimate

From pyro- + climate.

Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’

Proto-Hellenic *pāwər

Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘fire’

Latin pyr

English pyro-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti ‘to lean’

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Ancient Greek κλίμα ‘slope, inclination; latitude’

Latin clima

Old French climat

Middle English climat

Today it means

noun A hot, dry climate in which fires are common

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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