ecosphere
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.61 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The portion of the atmosphere from sea-level to about 4000 meters in which it is possible to breathe without technological assistance.
noun
The biosphere.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek ϝοῖκος (woîkos) Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English ecosphere From eco- + -sphere.