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Etymology of the English word astrosphere

the English word astrosphere
derived from the English word sphere
derived from the Late Latin word sphera (globe, sphere, orb)
derived from the Latin word sphaera (globe, sphere, orb)
derived from the Greek word sphaira, σφαῖρα, σϕαῖρα (ball)
unkown origins
using the English prefix astro-
derived from the Greek prefix astro-
derived from the Greek word astron, ἄστρον (properly, a constellation; put for a single star (natural or artificial))
derived from the Greek word aster, ἀστήρ (star; a star (as strown over the sky), literally or figuratively)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ster-

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