Where does “aerophilatelist” come from?
aerophilatelist (English) comes from English philatelist, from English philately, from French philatélie, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
aerophilatelist (English): One who practices aerophilately; a collector of...
Definitions
- One who practices aerophilately; a collector of...
Ancestry of “aerophilatelist”, step by step
aerophilatelist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English philatelist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | philatelist | A person who collects and studies postage stamps |
| 2 | English | philately | Stamp collecting; The study of postage stamps,... |
| 3 | French | philatélie | philately |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | exemption from public burdens, immunity |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |