Where does “hydrosfære” come from?

hydrosfære (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English hydro, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr — water.

hydrosfære (Norwegian Bokmål): the hydrosphere

Definitions

  1. the hydrosphere

Ancestry of “hydrosfære”, step by step

hydrosfære traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hydro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydrohydroelectric; hydroponic; hydroelectric power
2Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
3Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater

via Norwegian Bokmål sfære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsfærea sphere
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *údōr →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ →Every word from English hydro →
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