Etymograph

English

Russosphere

From Russo- + -sphere.

Formed from Russo + sphere

Proto-Indo-European *sperH- ‘to kick, rebound, move convulsively’

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Latin sphaera ‘ball, globe, celestial sphere’

Late Latin sphēra

Old French sphere ‘sphere (shape)’

Middle English spere ‘the cosmos, outer space’

English sphere

Today it means

noun Russia and other countries in its sphere of influence, including former territories under the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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