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The word atmosphere is similar to several words, and all have similar origins.
Atmosphere comes from two words in ancient Greek:
atmos steam sfaira sphere
hemisphere means half a sphere: hemi half in ancient Greek .
Other similar words describe parts or layers of the atmosphere:
* troposphere: tropos turn, change in ancient Greek * stratosphere: stratus a spreading outin Latin * mesosphere: mesos middle in ancient Greek * ionosphere: ion a form of the Greek verb to go
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