Where does “atmosfeer” come from?
atmosfeer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch atmosfeer, from French atmosphère, from French -sphère, from Late Latin sphera, from Latin sphaera, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
atmosfeer (Afrikaans): atmosphere
Ancestry of “atmosfeer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | atmosfeer | atmosphere; one Earth atmosphere; atmosphere,... |
| 2 | French | atmosphère | atmosphere |
| 3 | French | -sphère | -sphere |
| 4 | Late Latin | sphera | Alternative form of sphaera |
| 5 | Latin | sphaera | ball, globe, sphere; a globe of the heavens; a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |