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Where does “-sfera” come from?

-sfera (Catalan) comes from Catalan esfera, from Late Latin sphera, from Latin sphaera, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

-sfera (Catalan): -sphere

Definitions

  1. -sphere

Ancestry of “-sfera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanesferasphere
2Late LatinspheraAlternative form of sphaera
3Latinsphaeraball, globe, sphere; a globe of the heavens; a...
4Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-sfera”

  • estratosfera
  • exosfera
  • magnetosfera
  • mesosfera
  • ionosfera
  • termosfera
  • troposfera
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