Where does “aerogen” come from?

aerogen (English) comes from English Gen, from English again, from Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan, from Old English on-, from Old English and-, from Proto-West Germanic anda-, from Proto-Germanic anda- — on, onto.

aerogen (English): Any noble gas

Definitions

  1. Any noble gas

Ancestry of “aerogen”, step by step

aerogen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Gen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGenA member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression...
2EnglishagainAnother time; once more; Over and above a factor...
3Middle Englishagaynagain
4Old Englishonġēanopposite
5Old Englishon-forming verbs and adjectives from participles and...
6Old Englishand-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
7Proto-West Germanicanda-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
8Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English aero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaeroOf or pertaining to aviation; Aerodynamic; having...
2Englishaero-air or aircraft
3Ancient Greekἀέροςgenitive singular of ἀήρ; air
4Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
5Ancient Greekauhḗr

via French aérogène

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaérogène
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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