Why is "meteorology" called that and not called "weatherology"?

Question

It sounds like meteorology is the study of meteors and not weather anyone who knows the history of why meteorology is called as it is today and not weatherology, please answer my question.

Answer 1

Very good question. Most of your answers were close but not smack on, so here is the definitive answer. Meteorology is indeed a derivative of a compound Greek word consisting of meteora, meaning "high things" and logia, meaning "discussion of". Hence a literal translation of this transliteration of the compound Greek word is "discussion of high things" or "discussion of things in the air".

Answer 2

Meteorology was, originally, the study of atmospheric phenomena - called meteors. Hydrometeors were rain, snow, hail etc while igneous meteors included lightning, shooting stars and the aurora. The word "meteor" is restricted to shooting stars these days but meteorology is still with us and still studying all the other atmospheric phenomena.

Answer 3

I just look outside at the flag.

If it's shiney, it's sunny....
If it's wet, it's raining....
If it's blowing around, it's windy....
If it's got white stuff on it, it's snowing....
IfI can't see it, it's night time....
If it's got a hole in it, I imagine a meteor probably hit it.... that's where the word came from!

Answer 4

meteorology etymology :

[French météorologie, from Greek meterologi, discussion of astronomical phenomena : meteron, astronomical phenomenon; see meteor + -logi, -logy.]

Answer 5

Keep in mind that most scientific terms uses root words from latin or greek to make up their name, not english words.

Answer 6

The word comes from the Greek language.

("Hydrometeors" is another word for precipitation.)

Answer 7

From "meteora" (gr.)