Where does “ionosfære” come from?

ionosfære (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ion, from Ancient Greek ἰόν, from Ancient Greek εἶμι, from Proto-Hellenic *éimi — to go.

ionosfære (Norwegian Nynorsk): ionosphere

Definitions

  1. ionosphere

Ancestry of “ionosfære”, step by step

ionosfære traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskionan ion
2Ancient Greekἰόνnominative/accusative/vocative singular neuter of...
3Ancient GreekεἶμιI shall come, go
4Proto-Hellenic*éimito go

via Norwegian Nynorsk sfære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksfærea sphere
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *éimi →Every word from Ancient Greek εἶμι →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰόν →