Etymology

atmosphere

at·mos·phere
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Today it means: The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. Full definition →

French atmosphère ← Late Latin sphēra ← Latin sphaera
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atmosphere · noun1

  1. Ancient Greekἀτμός (atmós)
  2. Frenchatmo-
  3. Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
  4. Latinsphaera
  5. Late Latinsphēra
  6. Frenchatmosphère
  7. English todayatmosphere

Borrowed from French atmosphère, from New Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós, “steam”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”); corresponding to atmo- + -sphere.

ATmosphere · proper noun2

Blend of AT Protocol + atmosphere.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀτμός all →

atmo-

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