Where does “plasmasphere” come from?
plasmasphere (English) comes from English -sphere, 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;...
plasmasphere (English): The inner region of the magnetosphere, containing...
Definitions
- The inner region of the magnetosphere, containing...
Ancestry of “plasmasphere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -sphere | n"-sphere"; Designating a spherical field or... |
| 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 shape |
| 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 | -ess | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |