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Where does “aerocyst” come from?

aerocyst (English) comes from English aero, from English aero-, from Ancient Greek ἀέρος, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

aerocyst (English): An air vesicle

Definitions

  1. An air vesicle

Ancestry of “aerocyst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaeroOf or pertaining to aviation; Aerodynamic; having...
2Englishaero-air or aircraft
3Ancient Greekἀέροςgenitive singular of ἀήρ; air
4Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
5Ancient Greekauhḗr—
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →