Etymology of the French word acclimater
the French word
acclimaterderived from the French word
climatderived from the Late Latin word
clima (climate; measure of land; inclination from latitude)
derived from the Greek word
klima, κλίμα (a slope; a 'clime' or tract of country)
using the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of acclimater in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in French
acclimatation,
acclimatement,
désacclimater,
acclimatableDerivations in other languages
English
acclimate, Italian
acclimatare, Romanian
aclimata, Spanish
aclimatarCognates
Dutch
acclimatiseren, English
acclimatize, German
akklimatisieren, Norwegian
akklimatisere, Swedish
acklimatisera
