Where does “hemisphere” come from?
Hemisphere comes from Latin hemisphaerium, from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον, combining ἥμισυς meaning half with σφαῖρα meaning sphere.
hemisphere (English): Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by...
Definitions
- Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by...
Ancestry of “hemisphere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hēmisphaerium | hemisphere |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἡμισφαίριον | hemisphere |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |