Where does “airsled” come from?

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

airsled (English): A small hovercraft used to move heavy loads, typically in a warehouse

Definitions

  1. A small hovercraft used to move heavy loads, typically in a warehouse

Ancestry of “airsled”, step by step

airsled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aïr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaïr
2Middle Englishaireair
3Old Frenchairair mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere
4Latināērair
5Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
6Ancient Greekauhḗr

via English sled

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsledA small, light vehicle with runners, used...
2Middle Englishsledde
3Middle Dutchsledde
4Proto-Germanicslidôsled, sleigh
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀήρEvery word from Latin āēr