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Where does “ionospheric” come from?

Ionospheric derives from English ionosphere, combining English ion from English anion, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- meaning "in" or "on," plus Ancient Greek ἀνά "up," and English -sphere.

ionospheric (English): Of or pertaining to the ionosphere

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the ionosphere

Ancestry of “ionospheric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
2EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
3Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
4Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
5Spanishimagenimage
6Italianimmagineimage; imago
7Latinimāginem—
8Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
9Latinīn-—
10Latinîn—
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “ionospheric”

  • ionospherically
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