Where does “airspace” come from?
Airspace derives from English air and space, where space comes from Middle English and Anglo-Norman eir from Latin spatium meaning "extent or distance," and air from Latin heres ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁-.
airspace (English): A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially...
Definitions
- A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially...
Ancestry of “airspace”, step by step
airspace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English space
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | space | "Of time."; "Unlimited or generalized extent,... |
| 2 | Middle English | space | — |
| 3 | Old French | espace | space; room; duration |
| 4 | Latin | spatium | Space, room, extent; Distance between points; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |