English
Islamosphere
Islamosphere comes from Middle English spere ‘the cosmos, outer space’, and goes back to Old French sphere ‘sphere (shape)’.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sphere‘sphere (shape)’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500spere‘the cosmos, outer space’
- EnglishtodayIslamosphere
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sphere‘sphere (shape)’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500spere‘the cosmos, outer space’
- EnglishtodayIslamosphere
A compound of Islamo- + -sphere
Linked words
through Middle English spere ‘the cosmos, outer space’
Today it means
noun The Islamic world.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French sphere / Islamosphere