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The Greek root actually means 'lofty'. I love etymology: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-met1.htm http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-met1.htm

• dubfan 13y ago
  Hence why the term "meteorology" refers to the study of the weather than the study of meteors.
  • StavrosK 13y ago
    And a "meteor" is something that's "suspended in the heavens".