Where does “polaarstratosfääripilv” come from?
polaarstratosfääripilv (Estonian) comes from Estonian stratosfäär, from Estonian sfäär, from Latin sphaera, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
polaarstratosfääripilv (Estonian): mother-of-pearl cloud
Definitions
- mother-of-pearl cloud
Ancestry of “polaarstratosfääripilv”, step by step
polaarstratosfääripilv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian stratosfäär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | stratosfäär | stratosphere |
| 2 | Estonian | sfäär | sphere |
| 3 | Latin | sphaera | ball, globe, sphere; a globe of the heavens; a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |