Etymology of the French word climat
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of climat in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
acclimater,
climatique,
climatiser,
microclimat,
bioclimat,
mésoclimat,
paléoclimat,
climatologie,
climatothérapie,
hydroclimatisme,
climatisme,
déclimaterDerivations in other languages
Portuguese
clima, Romanian
climatCognates
Dutch
klimaat, English
climate, German
Klima, Lithuanian
klimatas, Norwegian
klima, Russian
климaт, Swedish
klimat
