Where does “aerodrome” come from?
Aerodrome comes from English aero-, from Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aerós), the genitive of ἀήρ (aḗr, air), from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁-, meaning to blow or flow.
aerodrome (English): An airfield; A flying machine composed of...
Definitions
- An airfield; A flying machine composed of...
Ancestry of “aerodrome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -drome | path |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
Words derived from “aerodrome”