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Where does “Anglospherian” come from?

Anglospherian (English) comes from English Anglosphere, from English sphere, from Middle English spere, from Old French sphere, from Latin sphēra, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Anglospherian (English): An inhabitant of the Anglosphere, especially a...

Definitions

  1. An inhabitant of the Anglosphere, especially a...

Ancestry of “Anglospherian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAnglosphere—
2EnglishsphereA regular three-dimensional object in which every...
3Middle EnglishspereA spear or lance; The Lance of Longinus; A barb...
4Old Frenchspheresphere
5Latinsphēra—
6Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
7Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
8Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
10Proto-Indo-European-ess—
11Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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