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klima
Greek · ancient
"a region defined by the sun's angle"
literally "a slope", referring to the angle of the sun at different latitudes
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clima
Latin · ancient
"a region, weather zone"
adopted for a region's characteristic weather
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climat
Old French · medieval
"a region's typical weather"
carried the geographic concept into French
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climate
English · medieval
"the weather conditions typical of a region"
settled as the English word for weather patterns
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