Etymograph

English

sphaeridium

Sphaeridium comes from Ancient Greek σφαιρίδιον ‘sphere’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσφαιρίδιονsphairídion‘sphere’
  2. Englishtodaysphaeridium

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσφαιρίδιονsphairídion‘sphere’
  2. Englishtodaysphaeridium

Equivalent to sphero- + -idium

Today it means

noun Synonym of capitulum.

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek σφαιρίδιον / sphaeridium