English
peplosphere
Peplosphere comes from Ancient Greek πέπλος ‘carpet, veil, etc’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέπλος‘carpet, veil, etc’
- Englishtodaypeplosphere
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέπλος‘carpet, veil, etc’
- Englishtodaypeplosphere
Formed from πέπλος ‘carpet, veil, etc.’ + -sphere
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘to fold’
film, felt, simple, simply, push, filter, powder, complain, fold, pulse, pillow, flaw, pollen, repeal, palate, compulsive, palpable, palladium, expel, palatable, propel, pall, pelt, repel, polemic, wallow, peloton, pollinate, palatal, muffle, tuple, palp, pillion, apoplexy, pulver, interpolate, 62 more
through Ancient Greek πέπλος ‘carpet, veil, etc’
Today it means
noun The lower layer of the atmosphere that is in direct contact with the ground
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πέπλος / peplosphere