Where does “aeronautic” come from?
aeronautic (English) comes from English aëronaut, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy-, from English oxygen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
aeronautic (English): Having to do with aerial navigation
Definitions
- Having to do with aerial navigation
Ancestry of “aeronautic”, step by step
aeronautic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English aëronaut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aëronaut | Archaic spelling of aeronaut |
| 2 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 3 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 4 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 5 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 6 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 7 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 8 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 9 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via French aéronautique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aéronautique | aeronautic, aeronautical |
| 2 | French | nautique | nautical; nautical mile |
| 3 | Latin | nauticus | nautical, naval |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ναυτικός | seafaring, naval, on the sea; skilled in... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ναύτης | sailor, seaman; companion at sea |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |