Where does “airwave” come from?
airwave (English) comes from English aïr, from Middle English aire, from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.
airwave (English): singular of airwaves; thus often "radio" or...
Definitions
- singular of airwaves; thus often "radio" or...
Ancestry of “airwave”, step by step
airwave 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 wave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wave | To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat... |
| 2 | Middle English | wawe | A wave; Any sort of flowing or spurting motion;... |
| 3 | Old English | wǣġ | a weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |