asthenospheric

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What does asthenospheric mean?

Of, pertaining to, or arising from the asthenosphere, the soft area of the upper mantle.

Where does asthenospheric come from?

Etymology tree English asthenosphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English asthenospheric From asthenosphere + -ic.

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