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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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