Where does “ionospherist” come from?
ionospherist (English) comes from English ionosphere, 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 — Derives nouns from roots.
ionospherist (English): Someone who studies the ionosphere
Definitions
- Someone who studies the ionosphere
Ancestry of “ionospherist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ionosphere | The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at... |
| 2 | English | sphere | A regular three-dimensional object in which every... |
| 3 | Middle English | spere | A spear or lance; The Lance of Longinus; A barb... |
| 4 | Old French | sphere | sphere |
| 5 | Latin | sphēra | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -s | Derives nouns from roots |