Where does “air” come from?

air (Dutch) comes from French air, from Middle French air, from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

air (Dutch): air, pretension or pretentious attitude; tune,...

Definitions

  1. air, pretension or pretentious attitude; tune,...

Ancestry of “air”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchairair; tune, aria; appearance
2Middle Frenchair—
3Old Frenchairair mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere
4Latināērair
5Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
6Ancient Greekauhḗr—
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀήρ →Every word from Latin āēr →