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Where does “Aertex” come from?

Aertex (English) comes from English air, from Middle English air, from Anglo-Norman eir, from Old French heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

Ancestry of “Aertex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishairThe substance constituting earth's atmosphere,...
2Middle Englishairgas, atmosphere
3Anglo-Normaneirheir
4Old Frenchheir—
5Latinhērēs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk
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