Where does “airpuff” come from?

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

airpuff (English): A short, sharp puff of air designed to startle a small animal in a biological experiment

Definitions

A short, sharp puff of air designed to startle a small animal in a biological experiment

Ancestry of “airpuff”, step by step

airpuff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aïr

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	aïr	—
2	Middle English	aire	air
3	Old French	air	air mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere
4	Latin	āēr	air
5	Ancient Greek	ἀήρ	mist; air; wind
6	Ancient Greek	auhḗr	—

via English puff

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	puff	A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath...
2	Middle English	puff	—
3	Old English	pyf	a blast of wind, puff

Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →