Where does “airstrip” come from?
Airstrip is a 20th-century English compound of air and strip, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- meaning to release or let go.
airstrip (English): An aircraft landing field, usually with one...
Definitions
- An aircraft landing field, usually with one...
Ancestry of “airstrip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | aïr | — |
| 2 | Middle English | aire | — |
| 3 | Old French | air | air |
| 4 | Latin | āēr | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀήρ | mist; air; wind |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | auhḗr | — |