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Where does the word "meteorology" come from? It comes from Greek meteoros, and was adopted directly into English (1620s).
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Where does the word "meteorology" come from? It comes from Greek meteoros, and was adopted directly into English (1620s).
Meteorology’s story begins in Greek: meteoros meant “lofty, high in the air.” Lofty, high in the air, combined with logos (study). It reached English by 1620s as meteorology. Settled as the English word for the study of atmospheric phenomena. Today, meteorology means the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient meteoros "lofty, high in the air", lofty, high in the air, combined with logos (study).
- Stage 2 · English · 1620s meteorology "the study of the atmosphere and weather", settled as the English word for the study of atmospheric phenomena.