English
peplosphere
Peplosphere comes from Ancient Greek πέπλος ‘carpet, veil, etc’, and perhaps goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘to fold’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-1‘to fold’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέπλος2‘carpet, veil, etc’
- Englishtodaypeplosphere2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek πέπλος
- 2 Wiktionary, English peplosphere
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek πέπλος‘to fold’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέπλοςWiktionary, English peplosphere‘carpet, veil, etc’
- EnglishtodaypeplosphereWiktionary, English peplosphere
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘to fold’
film, felt, simple, simply, push, filter, powder, complain, fold, pulse, pillow, flaw, pollen, repeal, palate, compulsive, palpable, palladium, expel, palatable, propel, pall, pelt, repel, polemic, wallow, peloton, pollinate, palatal, muffle, tuple, palp, pillion, apoplexy, pulver, interpolate, 62 more
through Ancient Greek πέπλος ‘carpet, veil, etc’
Today it means
noun The lower layer of the atmosphere that is in direct contact with the ground
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “peplosphere”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek πέπλος. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pel- / peplosphere