weather (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[weather 词源字典]
"come through safely," 1650s, from weather (n.). The notion is of a ship riding out a storm. Sense of "wear away by exposure" is from 1757. Related: Weathered; weathering. Old English verb wederian meant "exhibit a change of weather."[weather etymology, weather origin, 英语词源]
neopreneyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A synthetic polymer resembling rubber, resistant to oil, heat, and weathering", 1930s: from neo- 'new' + prene (perhaps from propyl + -ene), on the pattern of words such as chloroprene.