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Where does “σφαῖρα” come from?

σφαῖρα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

σφαῖρα (Ancient Greek): ball, globe, sphere

Definitions

  1. ball, globe, sphere

Ancestry of “σφαῖρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “σφαῖρα”

  • atmosphere
  • sphere
  • spheres
  • atmospheric
  • spear
  • hemisphere
  • Spear
  • Spears
  • hemispheric
  • stratosphere
  • troposphere
  • spearhead
  • stratospheric
  • spheroid
  • tropospheric
  • sphericity
  • interhemispheric
  • spearmint
  • aspheric
  • spherule
  • atmospherics
  • hemispherectomy
  • atmospherical
  • spearman
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