Where does “sferoidal” come from?
sferoidal (Romanian) comes from French sphéroïdal, from French sphéroïde, from French sphère, from Late Latin sphera, from Latin sphaera, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
sferoidal (Romanian): spheroidal
Definitions
- spheroidal
Ancestry of “sferoidal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sphéroïdal | spheroidal |
| 2 | French | sphéroïde | spheroid |
| 3 | French | sphère | sphere; sphere, area |
| 4 | Late Latin | sphera | Alternative form of sphaera |
| 5 | Latin | sphaera | ball, globe, sphere; a globe of the heavens; a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |