Etymology

minisphere

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Today it means: A very small sphere, especially a spherical colloidal particle. Full definition →

English sphere ← Middle English spere ← Old French sphere
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The story

  1. Italianminiatura
  2. Englishminiature
  3. Englishmini-
  4. Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
  5. Latinsphaera
  6. Late Latinsphēra
  7. Old Frenchsphere
  8. Middle Englishspere
  9. Englishsphere
  10. English todayminisphere

From mini- + sphere.

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