Where does “atmosphère” come from?

atmosphère (French) comes from Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ἀτμός — vapour, steam, smoke.

atmosphère (French): atmosphere

Definitions

  1. atmosphere

Ancestry of “atmosphère”, step by step

atmosphère traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin atmosphaera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinatmosphaeraatmosphere
2Ancient Greekἀτμόςvapour, steam, smoke

via New Latin atmosphaera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinatmosphaeraatmosphere

Words derived from “atmosphère”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀτμός →Every word from Latin atmosphaera →