Where does “airdrawn” come from?

airdrawn (English) comes from English aïr, from Middle English aire, from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

airdrawn (English): visionary; imaginary; lacking foundation in reality

Definitions

  1. visionary; imaginary; lacking foundation in reality

Ancestry of “airdrawn”, step by step

airdrawn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aïr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaïr
2Middle Englishaireair
3Old Frenchairair mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere
4Latināērair
5Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
6Ancient Greekauhḗr

via English drawn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdrawnpast participle of draw; Appearing tired and...
2Englishdraw"To move or develop something."; "To exert or...
3Fijiandrauleaf; hundred
4Proto-Oceanicrau
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr
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