Where does “airprox” come from?

airprox (English) comes from English aircraft, from English -craft, from Middle English -craft, from Old English -cræft, from Old English cræft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

airprox (English): A near miss between aircraft

Definitions

  1. A near miss between aircraft

Ancestry of “airprox”, step by step

airprox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aircraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaircraftA vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to...
2English-craftDenoting a skill of a particular kind; Denoting a...
3Middle English-craft
4Old English-cræftdenoting an art or science; denoting strength or...
5Old Englishcræftstrength, power; skill; art
6Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
7Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
8Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via English proximity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproximityCloseness; the state of being near as in space,...
2EnglishproximateClose or closest; adjacent; Immediately preceding...
3Latinproximatus
4Latinproximarepresent active infinitive of proximō;...
5Latinproximusnearest, next; adjoining; superlative degree of...
6Latinpropenear, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprokʷe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz
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