Where does “atmolysis” come from?
atmolysis (English) comes from English atmo, from English atmosphere, from French atmosphère, from French -sphère, from Late Latin sphera, from Latin sphaera, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
atmolysis (English): The separation of mingled gases of unequal...
Definitions
- The separation of mingled gases of unequal...
Ancestry of “atmolysis”, step by step
atmolysis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English atmo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | atmo | The standard atmospheric pressure used in certain... |
| 2 | English | atmosphere | The gases surrounding the Earth or any... |
| 3 | French | atmosphère | atmosphere |
| 4 | French | -sphère | -sphere |
| 5 | Late Latin | sphera | Alternative form of sphaera |
| 6 | Latin | sphaera | ball, globe, sphere; a globe of the heavens; a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English lysis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lysis | A gradual recovery from disease; The... |
| 2 | Latin | lysis | loosening; rupture |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |