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Meteorology

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes
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Stage 1 of 2
meteoros
Greek · ancient
"lofty, high in the air"
lofty, high in the air, combined with logos (study)
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Stage 2 of 2
meteorology
English · 1620s
"the study of the atmosphere and weather"
settled as the English word for the study of atmospheric phenomena
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