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
- A pilot of an aircraft; A member of an air force;...
Ancestry of “airman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | aïr | — |
| 2 | Middle English | aire | — |
| 3 | Old French | air | air |
| 4 | Latin | āēr | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀήρ | mist; air; wind |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | auhḗr | — |
Words derived from “airman”