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Where does “airman” come from?

Airman is a compound of English air and English man, where man derives from Proto-Indo-European men- meaning to think or remember.

airman (English): A pilot of an aircraft; A member of an air force;...

Definitions

  1. A pilot of an aircraft; A member of an air force;...

Ancestry of “airman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaïr—
2Middle Englishaire—
3Old Frenchairair
4Latināēr—
5Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
6Ancient Greekauhḗr—

Words derived from “airman”

  • airmanship
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →