Where does “aeroyacht” come from?

aeroyacht (English) comes from English yacht, from Dutch jacht, from Middle Dutch jacht, from Old Dutch jagot, from Proto-West Germanic jagōþu, from Proto-West Germanic -ōþu, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

aeroyacht (English): aeroboat

Definitions

  1. aeroboat

Ancestry of “aeroyacht”, step by step

aeroyacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English yacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyachtA slick and light ship for making pleasure trips...
2Dutchjachthunt, hunting; yacht
3Middle Dutchjacht
4Old Dutchjagot
5Proto-West Germanicjagōþuhunt, hunting; chase, pursuit
6Proto-West Germanic-ōþu
7Proto-Germanic-ōþuzForms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly...
8Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic -ōþu