climate
KLY-mit · noun
Ancient GreekLatinOld FrenchMiddle EnglishEnglish
Origin
From Middle English climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek klíma, meaning 'latitude' or literally 'inclination.'
Journey
The word began as a term for a zone of the earth defined by the slant of the sun's rays at a given latitude, before coming to mean the weather typical of a place.
Related words
The facts given don't support a documented cognate beyond its direct chain through Latin and Old French.