Clime Morpheme Clime Type bound base Denotation ladder, staircase Etymology Ancient Greek klíma, from klínein + -mă Evidence anticlimactic, climaces, climacteric, climactic, climax, nonclimax, plagioclimax, polyclimax, postclimax, preclimax See Also Climate, Cline, Clite, Clise Homographs Clime Share on FacebookTweetSave