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Where does “spherically” come from?

Spherically comes from English spherical, from Latin sphericus, from Ancient Greek σφαιρικός, ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic -līkaz and Proto-Indo-European roots.

spherically (English): In the manner of a sphere or globe

Definitions

  1. In the manner of a sphere or globe

Ancestry of “spherically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsphericalShaped like a sphere; Of, or pertaining to,...
2EnglishsphericSpherical; Of or relating to the heavenly orbs,...
3English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
4EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
5Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
6Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
7Spanishimagenimage
8Italianimmagineimage; imago
9Latinimāginem—
10Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
11Latinīn-—
12Latinîn—
13Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
14Proto-Italicenin
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →