Where does “pseudophotosphere” come from?
pseudophotosphere (English) comes from English photosphere, 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;...
pseudophotosphere (English): The equivalent of a photosphere in radiation...
Definitions
- The equivalent of a photosphere in radiation...
Ancestry of “pseudophotosphere”, step by step
pseudophotosphere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English photosphere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photosphere | A visible surface layer of a star, and especially... |
| 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;... |