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Where does “Sphoeroides” come from?

Sphoeroides (Translingual) comes from Latin sphaeroides, from Ancient Greek σφαιροειδής — globular, spherical.

Ancestry of “Sphoeroides”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsphaeroidesround, globular, spherical; oval, ellipsoidal
2Ancient Greekσφαιροειδήςglobular, spherical
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