exoatmospheric en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- English atmospher(e) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English atmospheric English exoatmospheric From exo- + atmospheric.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere