Where does “airmass” come from?
airmass (English) comes from English air, from Middle English air, from Anglo-Norman eir, from Old French heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.
airmass (English): a widespread body of air, the properties of which...
Definitions
- a widespread body of air, the properties of which...
Ancestry of “airmass”, step by step
airmass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English air
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | air | The substance constituting earth's atmosphere,... |
| 2 | Middle English | air | gas, atmosphere |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | eir | heir |
| 4 | Old French | heir | — |
| 5 | Latin | hērēs | heir, heiress |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁ro- | derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁- | to go, to walk |