English
spherical
Spherical comes from Latin sphaericus, and goes back to Ancient Greek σφαιρικός.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσφαιρικόςsphairikós
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsphaericus
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1603–1606spherical
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσφαιρικόςsphairikós
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsphaericus
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1603–1606spherical
Earliest quotation: c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of King Lear: “Knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical predominance.”
Formed from -al
Every English word from Ancient Greek σφαιρικός
Today it means
adj Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σφαιρικός / spherical